Which Aerodrome?

[seacue]

Moderator note: In the interest of keeping this thread running smoothly please observe the following 'rules'.

- A historic picture of an aerodrome will be posted. Newer pictures are allowed but the theme here is to compare/contrast old with new as well as identifying aerodromes which no longer exist.

- The person who correctly idenitifies it will be declared the 'winner' by the original poster.

- That winner shall either post another challenge or declare the floor open. Anyone may then post the next challenge.

- There will only be one challenge running at a time.

MReyn24050 has been kind enough to create a page which tracks previous challenges: http://www.geocities.com/artificer35...0108.htm?20085 (http://www.geocities.com/artificer356/WhatAerodromeList050108.htm?20085)

Cheers,
The Mods
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As suggested elsewhere by evansb, which aerodrome is this?
As in Which Cockpit, lets try to use elderly photos and not Google Earth pics.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/AQ1.JPG

[Speedbird48]

Washington National, or Reagan as it is called today.

Brian.

[evansb]

This could be fun. The shot of Washington National is a good example of what should be posted in this forum, as it could drift into What Control Tower? or What Terminal Building?. I look forward to the challenge.:ok:

[IcePaq]

Fully expects to see a pic of an unidentifyable grass field surrounded by pine trees later on in the thread.

[seacue]

Pardon me for having to be away most of the day.
Yes, Speedbird had it in one. Washington National Airport in about 1950. Now officially Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Interior shot in 1952. There was a row of checkin stations under the balcony to the left. That balcony was a fine place for plane-watching until they messed it up with pay TV seats.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/DCAoldterm.JPG
seacue

[Tiger_mate]

Saab Dastard: Art Deco airport so probably middle thirties origin. I have never been to Shoreham, but that looks like what I would expect it to look like on the domestic side ie not airside.

[MReyn24050]

It is not Shoreham, but it is Collinstown Airport Dublin.
Mel

[tr45831]

Ummmmm, I reckon it's the old terminal at Birmingham (UK).

[MReyn24050]

As stated at Post #8 it is Dublin's Collinstown Airport Old Terminal Building.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/pcd-collinstown-airport.jpg
Mel

[MReyn24050]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz002.jpg

[seacue]

My guess would be Midway, Chicago KMDW. Long ago with Capital Airlines extension at the right.

If this is a winner, let's let Speedbird48, who missed his/her go, take over.

I'll be away again today.

[MReyn24050]

Sorry seacue this one is not Midway, Chicago KMDW.
Mel

[evansb]

Pittsburgh, PA, (KPIT)?

[MReyn24050]

Sorry Bri. It is not Pittsburgh, PA, (KPIT).
Mel

[oscarh]

Dublin EIDW?

[MReyn24050]

oscarh Not Dublin EIDW I am afraid.
Mel

[Saab Dastard]

Is it Stockholm Arlan?

[MReyn24050]

Saab Dastard. Not Stockholm Arlan in fact this one is not this side of the 'pond'.
Mel

[seacue]

Sure are a lot of taxiways, etc, for such a small terminal. Is it dual-use civilian and military?

The connie doesn't help much since at least TWA, Eastern and Capital flew them domestically.

Probably not much after 1960 because of the DC-3 apparently in airline service.

I'm stumped.

[evansb]

Baltimore?

[pigboat]

Cleveland Hopkins?

[seacue]

I remember Baltimore (Friendship, BAL, now BWI) as a linear building around 1960 - of course I could be wrong.
I've looked at recent pictures of Cleveland and can't see where this terminal would have fit - of course I could be wrong..

[ICT_SLB]

The general layout reminds me of Montreal (Dorval) aka CYUL - now renamed Pierre Trudeau. Even with the new additions the terminal is squashed into the corner of the airfield next to Cargo Road C.

[MReyn24050]

Sorry fellers it is not any of those mentioned:- Baltimore,Cleveland or Monreal. Here is another photograph of the terminal before they added the finger. I wonder if that is the good Colonel's aircraft.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz002a.jpg

[seacue]

With a hint like that, it might be SDF Louisville although I can't see any likely buildings remaining on Google Earth.

[MReyn24050]

I thought the Colonel might help however wrong county though. I am not sure if the original building is left. Should that be one of the requirements?
Mel

[seacue]

Yet another try, Lexington, KY. The runway / taxiway pattern looks plausible.

If'n this be a winnah, I give my slot to Speedbird48 who missed his/hers early-on.

[MReyn24050]

This aerodrome is further North than Lexington but still in Kentucky.
Mel

[D120A]

Cincinnati? Before everyone descends upon me, the airport is in Kentucky and not Ohio!

[MReyn24050]

It is the Cincinnati/Kentucky International Airport in earlier times.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/CincinnatiAirport.jpg
We look forward to you challenge.

[D120A]

Over to Speedbird 48, please!

[Speedbird48]

Sorry guys,

I will have to hand this one to you. I have been searching for one of a grassy, wet field in the South of the UK and I have not had any luck.

If you will take words, instead of a picture, it was round, and had, what are now known as, jetways to keep the customers dry on their way out to the aircraft.

I think the CAA buried it??

Speedbird48.

[Maz11]

London Gatwick?

Don't suppose the round building would be the Beehive by any chance? The metal tracks that the jetways rolled out on are still there in the carpark as it is now.

[Speedbird48]

MAZ11 got it .

I must have told you too much. I first saw it as a kid riding my bike to see the Spitfires/Seafires outside the Airwork hangers.

There was a DH Rapide at the Beahive with the "jetway" awning in use.

I later landed there when it was still all grass, in a Miles Magister, and the water went over the top of the aircraft as the place was so wet!!

I went on to fly for Dan Air and BUA before leaving the country so the fact that anything remains of the terminal is a wonder to me.

Good Thread, keep up the good work.

Speedbird 48.

[MReyn24050]

It certainly is still there. I worked in there back in 1960 when Air Couriers had their drawing office there before their hanger was built. There used to be a footpath tunnel to the Beehive from the Old Gatwick Airport Railway Station. I am sure today it is still used as Offices.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/GatwickBeehive4.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/GatwickBeehive2.jpg

[D120A]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x118/D120A/MysteryAirfield.jpg

Here's another for your amusement. The '4X' registration on the Noratlas is not a clue, as he was some way from home. As were we, with four RAF Whirlwind HAR10s and an Argosy in support...

[Maz11]

Helps when you work for the company that owns it at the moment, (Sunny old GB Airways), and yes its still very much in use, listed building I think.

Anyway not got a clue on the other picture!

[MReyn24050]

I will take a wild guess and say Sharjah Airfield.
Mel

[D120A]

No, not Sharjah I am afraid. The Noratlas was Israeli (Sharjah is the wrong direction) and the photo was taken on 13 March 1968, if that helps.

D120A

[Shackman]

Nicosia (International as was, HQ UNFICYP as is)?

[D120A]

No, not Nicosia, but a good guess as that was our ultimate destination - the Whirlwinds were in UN colours.

[Tiger_mate]

UN Whirlwinds in the latter days were from Akrotiri.

[evansb]

Tunis - Carthage Airport, Tunisia?

[D120A]

No, not Carthage.

[forget]

..........with four RAF Whirlwind HAR10s and an Argosy in support...

That would be:

Day 1, Odiham - Orlean Bricy - Lyon Bron.
Day 2. Lyon Bron - Nice - Pisa.
Day 3. Pisa - Naples- Brindisi.
Day 4. Brindisi - Andravida- Athens.
Day 5. Athens - Rodos - Nicosia.

So it's one of them. :ok: PS. Bristows would have done it in one.

[Tiger_mate]

The Whirlwinds went in a Belfast.

[D120A]

Gosh, Forget, many more stops on your list than we actually took (we had fuel overload tanks fitted in the cabins). You are nearly right about the route except, curiously, the night-stop venue in the photograph is not in your list!

But somewhere in the middle you are close.

[D120A]

No, Tiger mate, there were no Belfasts available, although that was the preferred option. In a previous deployment of Whirlwind 10s, from UK to El Adem for an exercise, the first one had apparenrly arrived about two days after the exercise ended, and HQ 38 Gp had said "never again". So all eyes were on us for this one, with the UN in New York watching. I'll post the outcome after this staging airfield has been guessed.

[MReyn24050]

How about Les Mureaux, France
ICAO: LFXU. Where I believe they built some of the Nord Atlas

[D120A]

Non, pas de France.

[forget]

Gosh, Forget, many more stops on your list than we actually took (we had fuel overload tanks fitted in the cabins). You are nearly right about the route except, curiously, the night-stop venue in the photograph is not in your list!
What! Air Clues wrong! :p

PS. I've just read the whole article and the 'itinerary' didn't work out. You were right

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/cumpas/airc.jpg

[D120A]

Forget, how nice to see that article again! But we didn't quite follow that itinerary... What's on the next page?

Edit: And I have just re-read your post properly! So where's the picture?

[forget]

I don't want to hi-jack the thread too much. Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send you the three pages.

[Tiger_mate]

Being a fellow Tiger, I should have got this sooner:
Odiham > Orleans-Bricy > Lyons > Nice>Pisa>Rome>Brindisi> Andravida> Athens > Rhodes > Cyprus

So Rome is the one differant from the previous list. Was the Israeli aircraft refuelling in preparation for a large sea crossing also?

[D120A]

Well done Tiger mate, Rome it was, and Ciampino to be exact. At that time Ciampino was a quiet, largely military, airfield, suitable for the likes of us. In recent times it has enjoyed something of a renaissance with the budget airlines using it.

All four 230 Sqn Whirlwinds arrived at Nicosia within 5 minutes of the op order time, thereby laying the ghost about SH deployments. Picture here of three at Nicosia airport, cooling off after landing. Over to you, Tiger mate, for the next puzzle!

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x118/D120A/WhirlwindsAtNicosia.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

Apologies to forget, I will change my 'handle' to Gazumpt!

http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/pruneport.jpg

[evansb]

RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire?

[evansb]

Is it Heathrow?

[Akrotiri bad boy]

Tiger Mate

I'll hazard a guess at Old Sarum.

[King Pong]

King Pong's challenge
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Is it Heathrow?
No it isn't Heathrow:oh:
Another picture tonight if no one gets it

[Tiger_mate]

King Pong: Normal procedures here are that we run one quizz at a time.

Akrotiri Bad Boy, it is Old Sarum :ok:

You have control

[JW411]

forget:

Interestingly enough, I escorted 4 (I think) UN Wessex helicopters to Nicosia with a 267 Sqn Argosy (XP412) in February 1969.

We routed Benson - Odiham - Istres - Naples - Corfu - Athens - Nicosia. The odyssey took five days.

Sorry for the thread creep.

[MReyn24050]

Blackbushe perhaps.
However, as Tiger_mate says, could we just stick to one challenge at a time and adopt the rule if one wins then they post the next challenge or invite someone to if one is not able to.
Mel

[seacue]

King Pong,

I reiterate that the usual procedure is that only one challenge is outstanding at a time and new challenges are issued by the winner of the previous challenge.

Thus Akrotiri will be given a reasonable time in which to post the next challenge. Should he fail to issue a challenge within 12 hours or so, the floor will be open.

To The Regulars: How about declaring the floor open once in a while for people such I who don't have much chance at winning, yet have reasonable challenges??

Stick around Pong, the more the merrier.

Regards,

seacue (originator of this thread)

[MReyn24050]

To The Regulars: How about declaring the floor open once in a while for people such I who don't have much chance at winning, yet have reasonable challenges?
I would go along with that.
Mel

[King Pong]

Sorry Guys, I have now deleted my photos

[seacue]

Mr Pong,

I hope you'll post them again the next time it's thrown open to all comers.

Or win a challenge before then.

seacue

[Akrotiri bad boy]

Due to my complete ineptitude vis a vis posting photos I hereby relinquish control of this topic to the next challenger.:O

[MReyn24050]

Thanks for starting this thread it is a great idea. However, could you possibly clarify the type of aerodrome that may be put up as a challenge?
At Post # 1 your stated:-"As in Which Cockpit, lets try to use elderly photos and not Google Earth pics".
Is it the intention to only include aerodromes that are still active but have undergone development or also those that were once active but now closed and could have possibly disappeared due to development of the land or facilities for other uses?
Mel

[seacue]

My preference would be for early pictures of aerodromes which are still in use. Famous aerodromes that no longer exist (Croydon, etc) should be granted an exception and I think are fair game. If I could find a good aero photo of Washington Hoover airport I might post it, but I don't think that a picture of just its "generic" terminal is suitable at this time. Maybe if the thread lasts long enough we'll get to that sort of thing.

I'd hope for an overall aero photo, but realize that they are not available in many or even most cases. A picture of the PanAm terminal at Dinner Key, Miami, would be best if taken from the air, for example.

I hope I'm sufficiently obscure.

BTW: I think the floor is open, where is King Pong?

[King Pong]

Sorry I am loosing the plot now. Should I post my photos again now on this thread? Start a new thread or wait for an invite

[seacue]

Go ahead Pong, the floor is yours. Post your picture(s) on this thread.

[seacue]

Lacking any response from Pong, let's get going again.

This airfield is no longer active, although the main building is still used for an aviation purpose.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/Airport9.jpg

[Golf Charlie Charlie]

Floyd Bennett ?

[seacue]

Yes, Floyd Bennett. Perhaps an easy one to get things rolling again.

GCC, you have control.

[Tiger_mate]

Where is Floyd Bennett? & what is the aviation purpose it serves nowadays?

[Golf Charlie Charlie]

Thank you. I went there last year and thought it looked familiar. I'll put up a few pictures later if I may. I'll happily cede control to someone else.

Floyd Bennett is located in southern Brooklyn, New York City, close to the water on Jamaica Bay. It can sometimes be spotted on certain approaches into/departures from JFK. It used to be one of the early New York airports, possibly (if I recall) actually the first commercial airport for the city. The terminal is a fine example of pre-WW2 airport architecture.

I must say I am not sure what aviation purposes exist there today. The main terminal, still seen in the picture above, is being restored slowly, and it's possible to climb up to the control tower. Also, one of the hangars on the other side of the field may be used for some aviation restoration purposes. Years ago it housed an old 377 Stratocruiser. I think it may be housing the Concorde there that has temporarily moved from the River Hudson site of the Intrepid museum while the ship is being restored.

[seacue]

I understand that a small aviation exhibit or museum is taking form on the ground floor of the main building.

GCC, how about the next challenge?

[The SSK]

According to Wikipedia, NYPD use Floyd Bennett as a heliport.

Yeah, c'mon GCC :)

[jindabyne]

Can I have a bash?

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/jindabyne/img001.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

Khormaska (Sp?) or Gan

[MReyn24050]

I consider Tiger_mate was correct in his first choice RAF Khormaksar Aden about 1963. Hunters of No 8 Squadron RAF

[jindabyne]

TM
Spot on. Taken over Khormaksar in 1965 from a Hunter FR10 of No1417 Flt; Hunters of 8 & 43 Sqns on the pan, with Dakotas of Aden Airways top-ish right. On the bottom right-ish are the Hunter Strike Wing buildings: 8 Sqn is the lower, HQ in the middle, and 43 (spit)at the top.

[Tiger_mate]

Could be a Shackleton MR3 at the far side of dispersal.

Open to the floor for the next one, as I have already done one.

[King Pong]

OK so where is this
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/765/getimagety3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/930/getimage2vv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7208/getimage6oo9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7070/getimage13in8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5179/getimage5bt0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Tiger_mate]

Blackbushe would be the natural choice, but I will opt for Northolt

PS

Welcome back

[MReyn24050]

I like Tiger_mate thought it might be Blackbushe but I will go for Hurn.

[Tiger_mate]

I now think that it is Luton. The Pembroke was made there and it had similar hangars.

[ICT_SLB]

I agree with with Mel - it's Hurn. The BAC 1-11 Avionics Test group (aka the "Fighting Ninth") were housed in a line of WWII huts closest to the runway but just west of the Flight Shed. Outside one was a large concrete drain pipe still with the notice "International Departures" painted in lime green & white. IIRC when they cleaned out one of the old BAC storage huts at Hurn Bridge they found the original Departure Lounge furniture & fittings which now grace the Airport Club.

[King Pong]

Maybe I should have included this photo to convince Tiger Mate that that the photos where taken at Hurn
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6113/getimage19wo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
But he is right the photos including the 1-11 are of Luton.
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/192/getimage7ra6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-07-16
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5881/getimage11qo8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Next airfield please anyone

[Tiger_mate]

Excellent photographs, of good quality too for their age. As before ladies and gents, open house, if you have one ready please publish..

[seacue]

Try this one:
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/AQ7.jpg

[JW411]

Tiger Mate:

The aircraft at the back of the ramp on the Khormaksar photograph is not a Shackleton but most likely an Ace Freighters L749 Connie.

[seacue]

Yessir SpeechlessTwo, you have it in one.

The floor is now yours.

Edited to add that the Plymouth Roborough photo was taken in very early 1930s.

[MReyn24050]

One to keep the thread going.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz003.jpg

[seacue]

I've wasted a LONG time searching for a match. Looks like:

Major city, lots of gates.
South-central USA because of color of earth around road construction in background and scruffy burn-out grass by taxiways.

But still no match.

[forget]

Try Brazilia.

[MReyn24050]

seacue
Right Country - USA , and South of 35 parallel.
forget
But no where nears as South as Brazilia.

[seacue]

Mel, You jest, I think I've looked at all the US airports south of 35N on Google and it doesn't look like any of them. I can't believe it is DFW long ago - or is it?
Not LAX, LGB, LAS, PHX, ABQ, DFW?, DAL, SAT, AUS, MSY, ATL, JAX, TPA, MIA, FLL, SAV, MCO, SDF, ...

Hey, Maybe it's Memphis long ago (1960s?) after all. AirNav says MEM is at
35-02-32.7000N / 089-58-36.0000W
So just above 35N.

[evansb]

Atlanta, Georgia.

[MReyn24050]

Sorry seacue for the hard work you put in but Evansb has it :ok:. It is a photograph of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport taken in 1962.
http://www.geocities.com/golldiecat/atl.html?200717
You have control Bri
Mel

[seacue]

Grrrrr!! Off to lunch.

[evansb]

Thanks Mel.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3220136.jpg

[brakedwell]

How about another one.


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/0185492.jpg

[JW411]

The last one is Luqa.

[MancRed]

MLA....Malta

[brakedwell]

Correct. Taken in 1958 from a Hastings.
Jock - A man with your background would have recognised it with both eyes shut!

[MReyn24050]

I will go alng with Speechless Two this a Commonwealth Training Scheme airfield. But I will go for one in Africa. No. 27 EFTS near Bulawayo perhaps?

[evansb]

A WW.II training field to be sure, but not in Africa or Canada.

[brakedwell]

The terminal building looks like Shoreham.

[MReyn24050]

How about Mascot, New South Wales?

[evansb]

The art deco terminal building does attest to the aerodrome's civilian origin. The airfield is located north of the equator, but not in Great Britain.

[Tiger_mate]

Belvedere, Salisbury Rhodesia

& if not then South Africa:
Pretoria,
Germiston,
Bloemfontein and
Baragwanath

[MReyn24050]

Must be India then. Begumpet Air Force Station?
Mel

[evansb]

Yes, Mel it is Begumpet Air Force Station,:ok: near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, a disputed area between Pakistan and India. The airfield was home to No.1 EFTS until 1945, when it reverted to civilian operations. This alternate view shows the terminal building and the operations buildings, and what may be tents for the enlisted men, (ratings), plus a tennis court for the officers. Credit the previous photo to Wing Commander C.H. Rigby, RAF Ret. You have control.:)
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/BegumpetOld04.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Great challenge Bri. I am sure this one will not cause a problem,sorry it is not an aeriel view.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz004.jpg
Mel

[seacue]

Found that very picture

Charleston, WV, USA KCRW Yeager Airport, formerly Kanawha. The Capital Airlines plane was a help.

Sorry, but I'm fresh out of pictures. The floor is open to anyone who is ready.

One, I said :O

[MReyn24050]

Seacue that is the one.:ok:

[Tiger_mate]

British military hangars, almost certainly not UK.

Hong Kong? Sek Kong?

[MReyn24050]

What was R.N.A.S. Sembawang perhaps?

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Speechless Two.
This one I am sure will cause no problems.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz005.jpg
Mel

[ThreadBaron]

It too obviously looks like where I am supposed to think it is ... so waiting to fail, this novice posits ...............................Heathrow.

[brakedwell]

Hows about Stansted?

[ThreadBaron]

Now noticing the location of the hangars ... that's a good shout brakedwell.

Damn! And I had a photo lined up too. I'll wait until there is a dropout then.

Novice out!

[MReyn24050]

ThreadBaron and brakedwell.
This airfield is neither Heathrow nor Stansted. I should add that this airfield no longer exists although I believe the hangars might still be there.It did play a part in our Aviation Heritage.
Mel

[MancRed]

RAF Driffield ?

[MReyn24050]

jarvis769169 Not RAF Driffield this airfield was much further south than Driffield.
Mel

[ZH875]

Moreton Valence?

[MancRed]

Haresfield Airfield.....akaMoreton Valence?

good call....I have been at it all day:D

[Kieron Kirk]

Hucclecote.

[MReyn24050]

ZH875 has it :D:ok: It was Moreton Valence where Glosters did their testing of Meteors and Javelins. I believe the M5 now follows the main runway.
You have control.
Mel

[MancRed]

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/jarvis.jpg

[ZH875]

Thanks Mel, but as my photos are not easily available today, I will pass this one over.

Gents, Open House. First pic posted gains control.

ZH

(Looks like Jarvis769169 has control):)

[Tiger_mate]

RNAS Yeovilton

>>>>>>OPEN HOUSE<<<<<<

[MancRed]

RNAS Yeovilton


not right!

[Tiger_mate]

If you think it is St Mawgan, you are wrong :=
Dont believe everything you find on the internet! The little dots on the (top) dispersal are Royal Navy helicopters, and the dispersal at the bottom is an RAF V bomber dispersal. Yeovilton (& St Mawgan) were both dispersal airfields.
I know which website this photograph comes FRADU Hunters (http://www.fradu-hunters.co.uk/gphillips/index.html) from and the description is very confusing.
This is the layout of St Mawgan:
http://flightgear.stockill.org.uk/scenery/taxiways/EGDG-td.jpg

[MReyn24050]

I agree with Tiger_mate that is RNAS Yeovilton, HMS Heron. On the other side of the road is the Wardroom as it was until about 2000 with the old wartime hut living accommodation where I have spent many a cold night in.
Mel

[MancRed]

Looking back your both spot on.........

Dont believe everything you find on the internet


your not wrong

Over to you Mel

[MancRed]

ok what about this one......
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/jarvis22.jpg

[rodthesod]

Booker perchance?

[MancRed]

Not booker...more north...

[SFCC]

Barton 'airport'

[MReyn24050]

Barton/Manchester Aerodrome. It is now known as City airport Manchester.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Barton-ManchesterAerodrome.jpg
Mel

[MancRed]

Your quite right over to you or anyone else who is ready

Jarvis

[brakedwell]

Difficult one this, but the Viscount might help.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/Entebbe.jpg

[MancRed]

Entebbe airport................me thinks?

[MReyn24050]

Seacue at Post#65 re-emphasised the rules of engagement:-
I reiterate that the usual procedure is that only one challenge is outstanding at a time and new challenges are issued by the winner of the previous challenge.
Should he fail to issue a challenge within 12 hours or so, the floor will be open.
I am happy to let this challenge stay but in future please follow the ROE.
Mel

[MancRed]

Over to you then Mel

[MReyn24050]

jarvis769169, thanks but only if your answer is correct. As I said I am happy to let this one run.

[MancRed]

http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/EntebbeAirport/Entebbe_Airport1/Hunting%20clan%20viscount%

I think I am right.....

[brakedwell]

OOps, Entebbe it is - 1958

[MReyn24050]

Thanks jarvis769169. This one will not last long, I am sure.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz006.jpg
Mel

[oscarh]

Le Bourget n'est-ce pas?

[MReyn24050]

oscarh. C'est certainement Le Bourget.:ok::D
Vous avez la commande.
Mel

[MReyn24050]

SFCC my sincere apologies it should have been your turn to follow Jarvis769169's challenge Barton/Manchester Aerodrome. After reading Jarvis769169's post at #155 handing over control to me I completely missed the fact you had already identified Barton at Post #149 minutes before I did.
Mel

[oscarh]

Sorry Mel, I have no suitable pictures; I do however, remember operating into Le Bourget when it was still like that. Happy days.
May I throw it open?

[MReyn24050]

No problem, SFCC the floor is yours.
Mel

[evansb]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3233470.jpg

Here is a view from the opposite direction, taken 8 years earlier
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/Airport-1950.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Halifax International perhaps?
Mel

[evansb]

Sorry Mel, Halifax is too far north.

[MReyn24050]

Will go the other way Fort Lauderdale perhaps?

[evansb]

Still too far north.

[MancRed]

El Paso International....?

[evansb]

Sorry jarvis, not in the northern hemisphere.

[MancRed]

Adelaide's original Commonwealth Government aerodrome....?

[Tiger_mate]

http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/stories/Adelaide_A_m1187424.jpg

Well done Jarvis :ok: I was convinced that with the 'block' format of housing and the abundance of Douglas aircraft that this would have been South America.

[MancRed]

A quick one....
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/airport.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

Majuro Atoll - Amata Kabua International (MAJ / PKMJ)
Marshall Islands
http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/airport.jpg
Next: Northern Hemesphere

[MReyn24050]

Judging by the size of the fields around the airfield I would say this airfield is in the UK?
Mel

[jindabyne]

Samlesbury?

[Tiger_mate]

Apologies for not confirming sooner, I have had a nightnmare day negotiating the motorway system or should that be 'canal' system of north west england.

I digress; Salmesbury it is > Jindabyne has control :D

If it had not been sorted by now, I was going to say:

This airfield is well familiar with being a testing location, and if you are vigilant, you can see ATC. 3 clues there!

[The SSK]

I'm intrigued by the aircraft (looks like a 737) which has just sone a STOL takeoff from the taxiway in the centre of the pic, and the other one lining up behind it to repeat the same feat...

[jindabyne]

TM

Please take over - am off PC for next 24 hrs - will rejoin later

[seacue]

Perhaps an easy one:
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airport7.jpg
21:27 Edited to "open up" the picture a bit.
22:30 Edited to make it VERY simple.

[Tiger_mate]

I'm intrigued by the aircraft (looks like a 737) which has just sone a STOL takeoff from the taxiway in the centre of the pic, and the other one lining up behind it to repeat the same feat...

An optical illusion. The aircraft are Air Cadet Vigilant motor gliders, and the runway in use was the one running top to bottom. For camera spotters, it was taken with a Nikon D200 armed with a 18-200 zoom VR lens, taken from a helicopter cruising for the Warrington corridor at 2000`agl, the distance is a few miles!

For our worldwide guests, this airfield is part of British Aerospace and is where many Lightning and Canberra flights occured. I do not think that BAe use it regulary nowadays, but as can be seen, it is far from dead. It is situated approx 30nm east of the main BAe military airfield at Warton.

[PaperTiger]

Boston. (like it says on the fold, lower right :O )

I got it before I noticed that. No, really :E

[seacue]

I didn't see that "Boston". I wonder why it is there.

This field is hundreds and hundreds of miles west of Boston.

[MReyn24050]

Sky Harbour Phoenix perhaps?

[seacue]

No, Mel, not Phoenix, though I expected to see that guessed.

[pigboat]

Salt Lake City?

[seacue]

Not SLC.

Only the left part os the terminal was there in the late 1950s when I boarded at this airport. The larger, right, part was built in the 1960s, I think.

Isn't that a DC-8 with two jetways attached?

[Saab Dastard]

Las Vegas?

SD

[seacue]

Not Lost Wages.

All the recent guesses have been too far west - but it is in the Mountain Time Zone.

[MancRed]

sfo?.................

[seacue]

No, Jarvis, San Francisco is in the Pacific Time Zone.

Here is a HUGE hint. This terminal no longer exists.

[StbdD]

The former Denver Stapleton International.

More current Pic:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/Evileye03/800px-Stapleton_International_Airpo.jpg

[seacue]

BINGO!

StbdD has it with ....

The former Denver Stapleton International. Serving "The mile-high city of Denver at the foot of the towering snow-capped Rockies".

Only the control tower and a parking garage remain. The rest of the old airport is being converted into residential, retail, etc. It would appear from StbdD's photo that the control tower is gone unless it is out of the picture to the right.

StbdD now has control.

[StbdD]

Alas, I have no picture ready for posting so I'll re-open the floor for the next submission.

[seacue]

An extremely simple one to keep things moving while our UK friends are asleep.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/airport8.jpg
I'd be surprised if this isn't identified in the first couple of guesses.

[ICT_SLB]

Pan Am's original base at Coral Gables? If it is, the hangers are still up but there's a huge marina there now and no palm trees (at least not since Andrew).

[seacue]

And the terminal building is Miami's City Hall.

The floor is yours ICT_SLB

[ICT_SLB]

Curses! The one time I actually get one right & I haven't any photos (at least in a web-friendly form) - the floor, as Mel often says, is open.

To continue the Pan Am thread, I picked up an original paperback a couple of years back detailing the setting up of the China Clipper route - it's arguable that the later victory in the Pacific was due in no small part to their pioneering efforts.

[MancRed]

54
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/airport54.jpg
62
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/airport62.jpg
68
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/airport68.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Colorado Springs Airport perhaps?

[MancRed]

Not Colorado Springs Airport....right country though but further east...

[MReyn24050]

How much further East past Pueblo Memorial Airport or Pueblo AAB?

[MancRed]

Keep going east the Grand Canyon is Half way......

you know I am losing the plot its west not east sorry:eek:

[evansb]

Palm Springs?

[MancRed]

Keep going....not far now

[evansb]

Ontario, California?

[evansb]

Okay, its Cable Airport, home of Maniac Mike's Cafe, NNW of Ontario. Here is a recent shot of Cable Airport:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/CableAirport.jpg

[evansb]

Here is the next Which Aerodrome?
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/800286.jpg

[Speedpig]

A pure guess
Sheremetyevo

[evansb]

Sorry Speedpig, not Moscow-Sheremetyevo.

[Saab Dastard]

Those look like SAAB Tunnans to me - Stockholm?

SD

[evansb]

Saab Dastard, right on the jets, but it is not Stockholm.

[Saab Dastard]

OK, Austria was the only other air force to operate the Tunnan, so could it be Graz?

[evansb]

SD, it is in Austria, but not Graz.

[MReyn24050]

Linz-Hörsching which was a the joint civil and military airport in the 1950s

[evansb]

Spot on Mel:ok: The aerodrome is occasionally called 'The Blue Danube Airport' by tour operators. Well done.:D You have control.

[MReyn24050]

Thanks Bri, here is an easy one.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Airport/Airportquiz008.jpg

No takers? There are some clues there.
Mel

[MReyn24050]

It is the UK and no not Halfpenny Green but as you say Bagington (Coventry) Airport:ok::D. The Kings Cup Air Race was held here but this photograph was of aircraft taking part in the FIFTY YEARS OF FLYING DISPLAY, BAGINTON on the 18th June 1954. The Hurricane was as you say G-AMAU.
You have control.
Mel

[The SSK]

Well, I was thinking about saying Coventry, so..
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/1963airport.jpg/800px-1963airport.jpg

[MancRed]

Stephenville Airport Canada.....more recent image below
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/e/ed/Stephenville_airport.jpg

[MancRed]

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/088b.jpg

[the incivil beast]

Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle II

I have no pictures at hand, so the floor is open

[evansb]

Here is the next Which Aerodrome? I hope it won't last 24 hours.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3256747.jpg

[Speedpig]

I hope it won't last 24 hours.

Could that be a clue?

Tulsa?

[evansb]

Good idea, but not Tulsa. The aerodrome is not located in North America.

[Tiger_mate]

Is it a seaplane base, or an 'aerodrome'?

[D120A]

Stockholm Bromma?

[evansb]

Not Stockholm. The aerodrome is located in the southern hemisphere. Here is the ground-side view.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/3256748.jpg

[evansb]

Sorry, not Salisbury (Harare).

[asw28-866]

Are we in Australia with this one?

[evansb]

Yes, it is located in Australia.

[asw28-866]

Brisbane Archerfield - YBAF?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Brisbane Archerfield.

[Tiger_mate]

It is Adelaide Parafield Airport passenger terminal and control tower

[evansb]

Sorry Tiger_mate, it is not Adelaide. I posted Adelaide on July 19th, thread #165. The mystery aerodrome is not in South Australia, or Queensland. The building was the main terminal and control tower from 1941 to 1956 and the design became the standard for the day, with similar ones being built in Parafield and Archerfield.

[Tiger_mate]

A Std design would suggest a govt owned building, so going for major towns of Northern Australia, DARWIN?

[evansb]

Not in the Northern Territory. When I said it wasn't in South Australia, I meant the Territory of South Australia. A portion of the building is still in use today.

[MancRed]

Sydney...Tower built 1941 and as it is today....
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~frankp/oldtowers/Second%20Tower%20(3).jpg

[evansb]

jarvis is correct.:ok: Well done. You have control.

[MancRed]

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa77/jarvis769169/445.jpg

[Tiger_mate]

Looks German despite the BEA DC3. Hannover?

[MancRed]

Sorry tiger wrong country....

[boris]

Is it Brumwegian?

[Tiger_mate]

here is a easy one..............
That phrase should be banned from these pages :E
http://www.dc3airways.com/bea_routemap.jpg
The aircraft is a C47a leased from BOAC, and one of 72 operated by BEA throughout the UK and Europe. The mainland routes are above, and I do not think that the picture is of the DC3 base at Northolt.

European mainland still gets my vote, but which country?

[MancRed]

Tiger......it is in the UK and I think it is easy considering.......

[The SSK]

Considering it's where you're located?

Ringway?

[MancRed]

SSK.....spot on you have control...

[The SSK]

Just shutting up shop and will be away from my PC for a while - somebody else should take over.

[Tiger_mate]

http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/aeroport.jpg

[seacue]

I was looking at that self-same picture yesterday ... but where??

[forget]

Secue, This a short term memory test, which you've failed. ;)

It was on here - then disappeared.

[seacue]

People my age can remember what happened 50 years ago but not what happened yesterday. What was the question? :rolleyes:

[Tiger_mate]

http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/aeroport2.jpg

Another photo just to the left of the above, showing at least some form of active airfield status, even if it is only the fire section.

[Tiger_mate]

Nearly 5 hours and not one bite. What would the locals think?
http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/aeroport3.jpg

[MReyn24050]

An Airfield in Cuba perhaps but which one that is the question? The old airport Varadero-Kawama perhaps.

[Tiger_mate]

:D :D Mel has control :D :D

Nowadays only used for tourist parachute drops and locals motor racing since the 'new' Varadero Airport was built outside town.

Although you will find online comments that this is disused, I am under no doubt whatsoever that in the event of a military 'need', it would be reinstated immediately. This is borne of the fact that there are no permanent obstructions on any taxiway or runway, and as can be seen, the fire station remains active.

Well done Mel, I think that this is probably about as difficult as it can get, and hope that when somebody does a similar one, that the clues are dripfed also.