Which Aerodrome Mk II

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Would this be within the region of Baltic Sea?

[RegDep]

Not Baltic Sea TCF, the sand and dunes have more commonality with The Netherlands.

Edit: Clue time: The commonality with the sand in dunes here and in The Netherlands is it is brought by the Rhine.

[RegDep]

To get this over with: The town is the seat of the equivalent of The United States Supreme Court of the country in question.

[sabredog]

Karlsruhe Flugplatz

[RegDep]

Sabredog,

Karlsruhe Flugplatz

Correct. Alter Flugplatz, Karslruhe, 49° 01' 32" N 8° 22' 43" E

Over to you, Sir!

[sabredog]

Thank you.
Next challenge;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz14.jpg

[sidtheesexist]

RAF Wset Raynham, Norfolk???? OH if correct

[sabredog]

Not West Raynham.

[chevvron]

RAF Harwell? Second thoughts, countryside too flat, so how about Newton?

[The Member]

RAF Henlow?

[sabredog]

Chevvron;
Not Harwell.
The Member.
Not Henlow.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

I believe it's RAF Abinbgdon.

TCF

[sabredog]

You believe correctly.
YHC

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Many thanks... Open House

TCF

[sisemen]

An easy one to keep things kicking along

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/allan907/DSC00003.jpg

[Background Noise]

RAF Benson

[sisemen]

Told you it was easy.

[Background Noise]

Yes but good to keep it going as you say. Are those 115 Sqn Andovers?


Ok - in the same vein, it's been done before but this is a historic shot.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a297/stickshaker/DSC_0435.jpg

[Double Hydco]

RAF Gutersloh?

DH

[Cows getting bigger]

I believe so. I recognise OC Ops' house :)

[Background Noise]

Yes to Gutersloh - it must have been mid 70s as far as I remember.

[Phileas Fogg]

The Benson Andover paint jobs resemble those of 'Queens Flight' which would have been Benson based 70's/80's!

[TheChitterneFlyer]

The "thread drift" of Gutersloh is most memorable; however, who has control?

TCF

[sisemen]

Similar - but different!

TQF

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll364/slijfie/AndoverXS793.jpg

115 SQN

http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/451/451020.jpg (http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/451020L.html)

[Cows getting bigger]

Errrr, Lossiemouth? :hmm:

[sisemen]

The pics of the Andovers was not an airfield challenge. As the correct identifier of Gutersloh you now have control CGB

[GANNET FAN]

Excuse me butting in but is there a list of all the airfields that have been featured here?

[Airclues]

GANNET FAN

http://artificer356.co.uk/WhatAerodromeList01Apr11.htm

Dave

[Tacklebury]

Actually,I believe it is Double Hydco who gave the correct answer and should have control. CGB was merely confirming the answer from local knowledge,I presume. See post#5208.
Tacklebury

[GANNET FAN]

Many thanks Tacklebury

[Double Hydco]

Thanks Tack, I was starting to get a complex.....

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_yYJ_r1Fv8Go/TcvWcMFbAPI/AAAAAAAAA9w/rIzbq3urRRE/s640/sss.jpg

[dixi188]

Wethersfield?

OH.

[Double Hydco]

Correct, dixi188.

DH

[dixi188]

Saw it this morning on our way into Luton.

Open House I'm afraid.

[India Four Two]

Photo of a book page. Sorry about the quality.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/Screenshot2011-05-12at010501.png

[sabredog]

Myitkyina,CBI?

[India Four Two]

sd,

Not Myitkyina (and I do know where that is ;)).

[Old-Duffer]

Possibly the fragrant harbour just after the emperor's men had been told to return to Nippon?

[India Four Two]

I can see why you might think that, O-D, but that's not Chequer Board hill in the background.

Go south.

[sisemen]

Phillipines or PNG??

[India Four Two]

Sizeman,

Neither, but getting warmer.

[sidtheesexist]

New Caledonia, not sure of field name.............

[chevvron]

Ascension before they cut the hill in two?

[sisemen]

Don't tell me its far north Queensland?

[India Four Two]

New Caledonia, not sure of field name.............

Tontouta, New Caledonia, August 1943

sidtheesexist has control.

[sidtheesexist]

OH everybody.

[Duckbutt]

Try this:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz40.jpg

[sabredog]

Djibouti Airport, with Daallo Airways IL-18.

[Duckbutt]

Thats it Sabredog, you have it. Oh well, it lasted over an hour!

[sabredog]

Good challenge Duckbutt,though the Daallo IL-18 was a good clue!
Apologies, as I have removed my original challenge for copyright reasons.
Here is the new one;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/QUIZ2.jpg

[WE992]

It looks like Aeroporto Militare Luigi Bourlot on the lake north of Rome where the Italian Air Force Museum is. The museum is well worth a visit anyway.

[sabredog]

Well done,WE992.
You are correct on the location( Lake Bracciano), and the comment regarding the Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna Di Valle. Well worth a visit.

[WE992]

Its taken me a long time to actually get one first. The fact that I was there in January helped. I have to declare 'Open House'

[olympus]

Try this one:-

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg150/gwpcrescue/mini-airfield14.jpg

[chevvron]

Edge Hill aka Shennington?

[olympus]

Not Edge Hill.

The grass runway in current use is the SW end of the former main (concrete?) runway. It is home to just a couple of light aircraft.

I walked my dogs there the day I took the photo.

[Cows getting bigger]

Bourn. OH if correct

[olympus]

Not Bourn. Go East.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

RAF Debach (USAF)?

[olympus]

USAF yes; Debach no.

Constructed 1942/3 and in service until summer 1945, it is one of just a few stations which was associated with a single Eighth Air Force unit for the whole of its operational period.

The light-coloured structures are associated with its current usage. The hangar visible on the right hand side is one of two T2 types which were erected when the airfield was constructed and is no longer associated with aviation. The rusty-looking shed on the left houses one of the currently resident aircraft.

[sabredog]

RAF Knettishall.

[sidtheesexist]

Reckon Sabredog is right on the money :ok:

[olympus]

Sabredog is correct. You have control.

[sabredog]

Thank you,Olympus. Here is the next challenge;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/WA3-1.jpg

[sycamore]

Seems to have an` air of colonialism`...

How about Far East,Malaya..?

[sabredog]

Yes, to Malaya.

[Mr_Grubby]

Kuala Lumpa ?

[sabredog]

Spot on,Mr.Grubby. the old KL tower.
Where have you been?
YHC

[Mr_Grubby]

sabredog.

I have been off line for a couple of weeks. PC up and running now but I don't have access to all my files yet so Open House.

C.

[descol]

I was researching that last one - then, Mr.G got it - so, try this one

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv14/descol/prunemay.jpg

[sycamore]

Looks like a Malayan Airlines Dak,as it seems to have a VR- serial,and the strip/cheat line looks about right..possibly Jesselton..?

NOTE for Mr G;; It`s Kuala Lumpur..otherwise `Management` here will be seeing you...!

[descol]

sycamore
God bless your eyes - but its not jesselton

[sabredog]

Ipoh Airport

[descol]

yes, sabredog - it is Ipoh :ok:- I found it whilst checking out the previous post - so, over to you

[sabredog]

Thank you,descol. In all fairness,it should go to sycamore.He did all the spadework with his remarkable eyesight! So,if you have no objection;
sycamore YHC.

[sycamore]

Penang...?
Uh ,Oh..too late ...Please carry on as it would be OH from me anyway..

[sabredog]

And it's "Open House" from me also.

[olympus]

I'll offer this one to keep things moving...

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg150/gwpcrescue/airfield12jpg.png

[evansb]

Old Buckenham ?

[sycamore]

At a guess,somewhere in Cambs,Lincs,Norfolk or Suffolk ?

[aerobelly]

Is it Hethel?

[Old-Duffer]

Harrington

[Kieron Kirk]

Shipdham.

Ciarain.

[olympus]

Sycamore has covered the right geographical area but I'll say not Lincs to help narrow it down.

Not Old Buckenham, Hethel, Harrington or Shipdham.

(I'll also have to say that I'm trusting the original USAAF attribution of the photo).

[Loki]

Is it Wendling?

[Phileas Fogg]

Horsham St Faith?

[olympus]

Not Wendling or Horsham St Faith.

Taking the dogs for their pre-bedtime walk up the lane now; won't be back on line until tomorrow after luncheon. (just read the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles; he never had lunch, only luncheon!)

[Russell Gulch]

Horham?


.

[sycamore]

Eye,Eye,Sir..

[chevvron]

Eye Eye wots Diss?

[Prince of Dzun]

Great to see the word Jesselton here (5537 and 5338 ) Always felt the airfield name should never have been changed. Does anyone happen to know why it was called Jesselton? The best I can do is once seeing an old photograph of a group off expatriate Malayan government civil servants and one of them was named Jessel.

Prince of Dzun.

[sabredog]

Kota Kinabalu, the old colonial name being Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in Malaysia. It was named after the Vice Chairman of the British North Borneo Company, Sir Charles Jessel. I believe it is still referred to as "Jesselton Airport".

[Tacklebury]

Twentyfour hours have elapsed since your last response,Olympus.
That was either a very long walk with the dogs or a very indulgent lunch!
I am sure everyone must be Seething by now.

[olympus]

Sorry not to have responded; I was waiting for the excursion to Jesselton to return.

Not Seething, Diss, Eye, Horham or Kota Kinabalu.

It's in Suffolk but a further clue is perhaps necessary to narrow it down.

Tha caption of the photo says that the aircraft are Liberators of 487th BG, which should give it away.

[Airclues]

Lavenham?

Lavenham Airfield (http://www.lavenham.co.uk/airfield/)

Dave

[olympus]

Correct! Over to you Airclues.

[olympus]

It's been two days without a response from Airclues, would anyone else like to have a go?

[descol]

This should not last long -

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv14/descol/prune22.jpg

[sabredog]

Rochester,Kent?

[Airclues]

Very sorry that I wasn't able to reply (I would have declare OH) but had to rush mother-in-law to A&E at the eye hospital on Friday morning and have only just got back to my computer.

Dave

[Sultan Ismail]

I am going to suggest Le Havre with a Breguet Br-521 on the left.

[descol]

Airclues - trust the m in law is OK !
Sabredog / Sultan Is - not Rochester and not Le Harve

[sabredog]

Etang de Berre at Marignane?

[descol]

sabredog- not Marignane.
Time for a clue - think Imperial Airways -overseas destinations in the 1930s !

[sabredog]

Alexandria or Calcutta?

[descol]

Sabredog
I knew the clue would do it - Yes - its Calcutta
Over to you
Des

[sabredog]

Thank you ,Descol.
Next challenge;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/quiz16.jpg

[sycamore]

Somewhere in Korea..?

[sabredog]

Indeed it is ,Sycamore.

[Mr_Grubby]

Pusan. Korea.

C.

[sabredog]

Well done,Mr.Grubby.
Pusan Airfield is correct.
YHC

[Mr_Grubby]

Thanks sabredog.

Here is the next aerodrome.

http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/airport146.jpg

C.

[Old Bald Pilot]

Hendrick's Field Sebring, Florida, before the Racetrack ?

[Mr_Grubby]

OBP.

No afraid not.

C.

[RegDep]

Osan, Korea.

[Mr_Grubby]

Reg.

No, a long way from Korea.

C.

[Lordflasheart]

The field looks like Roswell AAF 1941-44, taken from the west from the "mid-upper" of an AT-11 Kansan, but the riverbed (?) doesn't fit unless its been filled in. OH if by any chance correct as I need some practice first. LFH

[Mr_Grubby]

LFH.

No not Roswell but you are in the right country.

C.

[Lordflasheart]

Greenville AAF Mississippi. 1941-45. (Later Greenville AFB. now Mid Delta Regional) Looking North (probably taken from the "mid-upper" of an AT-11 Kansan. The riverbed is Deer Creek. OH again if correct. LFH

[Mr_Grubby]

LFH.

Correct sir.

Open House as you declared.

Clint. :ok:

[descol]

OH again! - surely we are not running out of images ?
So, here's one
I have checked the list and I see the location has been on in the past but not this image of the terminal - even so, I hope ye don't mind - just to keep the thread running

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv14/descol/prune28.jpg

[evansb]

Helena, Montana ?

[descol]

yep ! - too easy !

[evansb]

Here is another easy one:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/EASY_BUT_DONT_CHEAT.jpg

[RegDep]

Masset Airport, (IATA: ZMT, ICAO: CZMT)

[evansb]

Sorry, not on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Not a bad guess though...

[RegDep]

OK, let's see. The picture must have been taken before 05 DEC 1952, because the second Anson in it was destroyed in Vancouver then…..

How about Port Alberni for the mountains?

[sabredog]

Northern Airways MK V Ansons,Carcross, Yukon, Canada. 1947

[evansb]

Sabredog is correct:ok: The Anson is the background, still showing RCAF markings, was used for spares. Terrence has control.

[sabredog]

Thank you,Brian. Nothing to offer at this juncture I am afraid,so;
Open House.

[Duckbutt]

Here's another one then:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz41.jpg

[sabredog]

Mont St Eloi,WW1 airfield near Arras.
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/BattlefieldsInset1.jpg

[Duckbutt]

Ho hum, another one hour special! Right again Terrance, you have it.

DB

[sabredog]

Thank you,Duckbutt. A poignant picture in it's own way. Nicely composed.
This should not last too long;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz1.jpg

[sycamore]

5397/8
`And sheep may safely graze`.....

[RegDep]

Hangar à dirigeables d’Ecausseville

[sabredog]

Sycamore,well said indeed.
Regdep;
Correct.
YHC.

[RegDep]

Thanks sabredog!

A conventional one:

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g472/RegDep/airport-runway.jpg

[RegDep]

A quick clue: Not a mainland airport.

[Lightning Mate]

But Germany methinks.

[RegDep]

There are only so few islands in Germany, and none of them has even hills that big. Helgoland it ain't anyhow.

Not in Germany Mate.

[sycamore]

Norway possibly?

[RegDep]

Not Norway. A bit noisy island nowadays, says my son.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Palma Mallorca?

[RegDep]

You got the water right, TCF.

[G-ARZG]

Ibiza por favor?

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Decimomannu?

[RegDep]

No, but correct direction from Ibiza.

[RegDep]

Another clue: There are a lot of sorties done nowadays from the island (not necessarily from this aerodrome).

[sabredog]

Sigonella Naval Air Station,Sicily?

[Background Noise]

Kastelli, Crete?

[RegDep]

Yes BN, LGTL Kastelli in Crete.

Over to you :ok:

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Good challenge... other than Heraklion and Souda Bay I wasn't aware that there was another airfield on Crete!

TCF

[Phileas Fogg]

There's Sitia Airport also on Crete!

[RegDep]

Kastelli is currently being upgraded. There is also Tympaki military airport on the south coast.

[Background Noise]

Ok - how about this one?

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a297/stickshaker/DSC_0006-1.jpg

[Cows getting bigger]

Ahem, which one? I see two. :)

[RegDep]

The distant one is a Naval Air Station, isn't it?

I mean the one on right. The one in upper middle doesn't count, does it?

[Background Noise]

Didn't spot that - it's all I had. Either i guess, since one will lead to the other. They are both civilian I think.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

There's Sitia Airport also on Crete!


Ooops... forgot about Sitia!

TCF

[Lordflasheart]

TF Green Memorial Airport, Providence RI. Opened in 1931 as Hillsgrove State Apt., then Hillsgrove AAF during WWII. The Shell Island strip in the far distance looks a bit tired, but it's Happy Hour at the Quonset Point O Club - Still ANG I think. OH again if correct, sorry. LFH

[Background Noise]

LordFlash has it - Open House has been declared.

[olympus]

This one isn't on the list:-

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg150/gwpcrescue/mini-airfield15cr.jpg

[MReyn24050]

Update of Lists up to and including 31/May/2011

[descol]

MReyn
Thanks - your management of the list is much apprecaited - by us all :D:D:D
Des

[olympus]

Hear, hear!

[Davidsoffice]

& thanks from me too!

Now the latest challenge to me looks like France and more exactly Brittany. But having had a google around I can't say where it is!

[olympus]

I never cease to be impressed by Ppruners' skill and knowledge on this thread.

Davidsoffice you are very warm!

[Flap40]

More likely off Brittany than in it. Belle ile possibly?

OH if correct.

[olympus]

Belle Ile it is.

This is the uncropped photo which I thought might make it too easy-

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg150/gwpcrescue/mini-airfield15.jpg

Flap40 has declared Open House.

[Mr_Grubby]

How about this then ???

C.


http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/airport144.jpg

[RegDep]

We have had that, Mr Grubby.

Elsenborn aerodrome in the early 30's. Battle of Bulge, and so on.

[Mr_Grubby]

Sorry Reg.

Put it down to a senior moment on my part !!

As I've screwed up I will fall on my sword and declare Open House !!

Clint.:ugh::ugh:

[RegDep]

Not to worry. It won't get better, take my word :suspect:.

The bike and volley ball net rung my bell and I searched in PPRuNe, instead of out in the net…. :8.

[sabredog]

This should not last very long;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/quiz32-1.jpg

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Ah yes, it's BLAH BLAH BLAH Airport!

[sycamore]

And the Tower looks `back-to-front`...Far East..?

[Mr_Grubby]

I think it's got to be somewhere warm. Those sun shades above the windows.

C.

[sabredog]

Not the Far East,and it can be hot/cold.

[Tacklebury]

North African coast?

[seacue]

It looks vaguely like the old (circa 1942-1958) terminal at Peoria, Illinois. But many from that era are similar. There is no place that feels hotter nor colder than an airport in the US midwest / plains states.

[sabredog]

Sorry,Tacklebury. It is not on the North African coast.

[Mr_Grubby]

That engine cowling is very distinctive. What type of aeroplane sabredog ? That might give us a clue !

C.

[seacue]

See my guess in 5447. I think TWA flew Convairs into Peoria, which that might be. The name (blacked out) seems too long for Peoria. Just noticed the hill / mountain in the background --- certainly NOT Peoria.

[zetec2]

Don't think Convair variant, looks 4 engined, prop tip of inboard engine in LH corner, DC type perhaps ?, 4 engines with 3 bladers & big radials ?. PH.

[seacue]

OK, 4 engines, but square-tip blades. That puts it fairly late in the piston-engine period. Could be almost anywhere along United's transcontinental routes. They had "unscheduled stops" with their DC-7 s due to sick engines. That might also apply to American's transcontinental DC-7 routes.

[sabredog]

Gentlemen,it is not located in the U.S.A.
Mr.Grubby, the origional photograph is cropped,so I am unable to provide details of the a/c type. I think it might be a Douglas type, as seacue suggests.
After some "digging", the aircraft could well be a DC6B. This airport was used as a second hub in a domestic network.

[Mr_Grubby]

Ok sabredog.

We are talking northern hemisphere here ??

C.

[sabredog]

Yes,Mr.G. Think "Wine Dark Sea".

[Lordflasheart]

"Wine Dark Sea" suggests the Med. Looking at the blacked out bits, I see translations - as in top line - "aeroporto xxxxxx" and to assist those who speaka only da ingleezie - on the line below - "xxxxx Airport." Ditto for the signs over the Arrivals door and the Departures door - (or perhaps "Customs" and "Baggage") the first word being the local translation. None of that helps me one iota though.
LFH.

[dash7fan]

I saw similar Airports in Greece, may be Thessaloniki?

[RegDep]

This is the first terminal (old airport) in Thessaloniki, Greece. Picture in Wikipedia for this airport. Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_International_Airport,_%22Macedonia%22)

Oympic Airways had its main base was at Athens International Airport, with hubs at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" and Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras".

It is very possible that I have flown in this DC-6 from Kerkyra to Athens in July 1965. Flew in their Comet 4B from Frankfurt to Athens two weeks earlier.

Should go to dash7fan (if correct), not to me.

[sabredog]

It is indeed the old Thessaloniki Airport Terminal Building, Greece. I thought that Homer's desciption of the "Wine Dark Sea" would lead the way.
I believe Dash7fan may have pipped Regdep,but may I leave it to you two gentlemen to decide?

[RegDep]

It should definitely go to Dash7fan, I just followed up his correct call.

[sabredog]

Dash7fan,well done;
YHC

[Russell Gulch]

So what are the words on the terminal building?

Sabredog, can you show your unedited photo?

Regards,
Russ

[dash7fan]

RegDep can You take over pls, no picture available at the moment,
rgs Dash7fan

[RegDep]

Servus!

Happy to oblige dash7fan

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g472/RegDep/Bildschirmfoto2011-06-05um093759.png

[sabredog]

Russell Gulch.
Check the link provided by Regdep #5458

[Russell Gulch]

Thanks, sabredog! Should have read first, asked later!

I've no idea on the currect challenge.

[sycamore]

Somewhere in the Balkans

[RegDep]

Somewhere in the Balkans

For more clues, you have to name the states.

[sabredog]

Zeljava underground airfield.(Croatia/Serbian border).

[RegDep]

Zeljava underground airfield

Correct sabredog! Five runways, one wholly in Croatia, one wholly in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and three in both.

44°50'16"N015°45'54"E

All yours :ok:

[sabredog]

Thank you,Regdep.
"Open House"

[Mr_Grubby]

Here's one.

C.

http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/airport148.jpg

[descol]

G'day Mr G - I 'll have wild guess and suggest West Africa ?

[Mr_Grubby]

Good afternoon des.

No, not West Africa.

C.

[evansb]

RAF Gan, Maldives ?

[Mr_Grubby]

Wow Bri !!

Good guess, but no.

C.

[descol]

Perhaps somewhere in the South Pacific ?

[Mr_Grubby]

des.

No, not the South Pacific.

C.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Is it in Vietnam?

[seacue]

Are all those towers to catch weak radio signals or to catch errant airplanes?

India or Pakistan?

[Mr_Grubby]

No not Vietnam but India might be a good starting point !!!

C.

[Mr_Grubby]

No, not Ceylon but close !!

C.

[RegDep]

Trivandurum (or spelled thereabouts).

[Mr_Grubby]

Not Trivandrum. This place is not mainland India or Sri Lanka.

Not Male either.

You are all so close !!

C.

[RegDep]

Diego Garcia

Failing that, maybe Agatti.

[Mr_Grubby]

Wow gentlemen !!

All so close ! If I said it was north of the equator and think of a tiger would that help ?

C.

[seacue]

Did we rule out Bangladesh? (Was East Pakistan, etc.)

[RegDep]

I am as good as lost.

Not Mainland India nor in Sri Lanka (is there a Mainland Sri Lanka?)
Not in Maldives

Leaves Island in India

Tiger. Hm. Tamil Tigers, Tamil Nadu, Bengal. Wossa islands?

Andamans, but they are not "very close".

:ugh:

Would Goa be "Mainland India" or not?

[Mr_Grubby]

Reg.

You are not lost, you are almost there !!

C.

[sabredog]

Car Nicobar airfield,Nicobar Islands Group.

[Mr_Grubby]

YES !!!

Well done sabredog. The Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal (see, Tiger)

Over to you sabredog.

C.

[RegDep]

Boohoo :{.

I was on Carnicobar but rejected it because it was not "very close".

OK. Not beaten by a bad man :ok:

[sabredog]

Thank you,Clint,and also to Regdep for his kind words.
The next challenge;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz6.jpg

[RegDep]

Well, didn't find it in Norway nor Tierra del Fuego, so must try something else.

Hemispheres: Northern or Southern, Western or Eastern?

[sabredog]

Northern Hemisphere,Regdep. The geographical area has been mentioned on here recently! The airfield/airport design should also provide a clue.

[RegDep]

Something like Prince Rupert?

[Corsairoz]

You guys are way too fast for me..... :)

Fun playing though.

C

[sabredog]

Yes.Prince Rupert area ,and the airfield is?

[RegDep]

CYPR Prince Rupert

[sabredog]

You have the geographically area correct,Regdep. Now to find the airfield.

[RegDep]

YPR CYPR Prince Rupert

Latitude: 54°17'10"N (54.286110)
Longitude: 130°26'41"W (-130.444721)

[sabredog]

I had it as Digby Island airport,Regdep, but it also comes up as Prince Rupert.
Well done.
YHC

[RegDep]

Thanks sabredog, I was a bit confused because I failed to find another airport in Prince Rupert's neighbourhood, except the one that was on Dingby Island.

Here's my next:

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g472/RegDep/Bildschirmfoto2011-06-07um133036.png

[sabredog]

Witmundshaven

[RegDep]

Witmundshaven

I think you are correct sabredog; the photo appears in web in that name, but I have it in a different name.

I have it as Tønder in Denmark (site of Zeppelin- and Garrison Museum in Tønder, Zeppelin and Garrison Museum Tønder (http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/main.php?page=home&lang=en)).

This gives one a good perspective into the history of it: It was founded in 1914 in what was at the time Germany, but since the end of WW1 is in Denmark. Nowadays just fields with some bomb craters and an old hydrogen gas plant as the museum.

Back to you Sir :ok:

[sabredog]

Thank you,Regdep. An interesting history.
"Open House"

[Mr_Grubby]

Another from me

C.


http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.gurry/Dadsphotos/airport149.jpg

[RegDep]

A place called Ceylon at the time the aerodrome was built.

[Mr_Grubby]

Reg.

No, a long way from Ceylon.

C.

[RegDep]

Former RAF, though?

[sycamore]

Mr G, how long/far..E Africa ?

[Mr_Grubby]

Not RAF and further west than east Africa. In fact not Africa at all.

C

[descol]

it must be an american folly - called Maui !:)

[Mr_Grubby]

des, no not Maui.

C.

[RegDep]

OK. Further west from Africa and west from Ceylon would put this to the general area of Central and South America. Else would be east of Ceylon. So first stab: Caribbean/Central America?

[Mr_Grubby]

Reg.

Correct first stab.

C.