Which Aerodrome Mk III

[Tempsford]

Sorry folks, just returned, open house at this time!

[BEagle]

Since no-one else has stepped in, I offer you:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-5.jpg

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Witney Aerodrome (Universal Aircraft Serrvices).

Open House if correct.

TCF

[BEagle]

Correct! It is indeed the old Witney aerodrome, now an industrial estate.

An easy one:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-6.jpg

[aviate1138]

Used to take my kids to Pollensa as the beach was so shallow and ideal for tots.

Pollensa Mallorca?

[BEagle]

Si, señor, it is indeed the old flying boat base at Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/Do24.jpg

I can recall staying at the nearby Hotel Illa D'Or and watching those Do24s chugging about in the late 1960s. If the water was calm, they used to have to charge around the bay to stir it up a little before taking off.

A champagne cocktail in 'Bar Katy' cost 1/- back then! Sadly Katy herself passed away about 40 years later.

You have control....

[aviate1138]

Thank you Sir,

Open House

PS Do24 and turbine variants look 'right' don't they?

[BEagle]

Yes, the Do24 is very elegant!

My last Open House, then it'll be someone else's turn:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/Aerodrome-7.jpg

[jindabyne]

THAT, is so obvious that I shan't reply!!

[TheChitterneFlyer]

If it's THAT obvious... I won't bother guessing! WTF?

[sycamore]

Somewhere in Texas...?

[aviate1138]

Phoenix AZ I think - Hassayampa Field looking a little worse for wear these days or did around 1996 even

[BEagle]

Not Hassayampa Field......

[sabredog]

Luke Field Auxiliary Airfield,Arizona,U.S.A.

[BEagle]

Of which there were many, including Hassayampa Field.....:hmm:

[aviate1138]

No 6 Goodyear Field is the most likely.

[BEagle]

It is indeed Luke Aux AF No.6 (Goodyear Field). As, presumably, jindabyne knew...?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-8.jpg

An overhead from 2011, showing the ever-encroaching residential areas...

YHC, aviate1138. But you are expected to contribute a challenge of your own this time.

[jindabyne]

Of course dear chap!

[aviate1138]

Jindabyne's prize. However if BEagle says I HC then so be it.....

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/aviate1138/ScreenShot2012-08-25at115633.jpg

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/aviate1138/ScreenShot2012-08-25at115540.jpg

[evansb]

It looks like one of a dozen boreal forest airstrips in Canada's north. Anything significant about the location?

[sabredog]

Eightmile Lake "airfield", Alaska.

[aviate1138]

sabredog is correct. You have Control.

I would have added an early clue but was poisoned by a nasty bug in a mussel.

[sabredog]

Thank you.
Open House

[Duckbutt]

Try this:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz76.jpg

[oftenflylo]

bracciano?

[Duckbutt]

Sorry, not Bracciano.

[sabredog]

Cerrina airfield. 10 Kms. southwest of Turin,Italy.

[Duckbutt]

Got me again Sd.

[sabredog]

Thank you,DB.
The next;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz165-1.jpg

[India Four Two]

Is it Hatfield?

[sabredog]

Indeed it is,Simon.
YHC

[India Four Two]

I found a postwar photo with the new runway and taxiways, taken from roughly the same angle. The distinctive wood beyond the airfield and field boundaries near the wood were the clincher.

Standby while I wrestle with Photobucket.

[India Four Two]

We've had an aerial view of this aerodrome before. Here's a view of the distinctive terminal:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/WAD20120828.jpg

[aviate1138]

Kallang Singapore? - nice shot

Judging by the grins they are on their way home?

[India Four Two]

Yes, Kallang.

More than just on their way home - ex-POWs.

You have control.

Edited to add a link to the previous Kallang picture:

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/372961-aerodrome-mk-ii-110.html#post5435551

[aviate1138]

Thanks IF2,

Here we go....

Courtesy of the Luftwaffe....

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/aviate1138/ScreenShot2012-08-28at155708.jpg

A clue......

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/aviate1138/ScreenShot2012-08-28at155730.jpg

[Russell Gulch]

Braunstone.
OH if correct, because I have nowt to offer!

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/Flyer719/LEICESTERSHIRE/Braunstone/LeicesterBraunstone-1.jpg

[sabredog]

Macmerry Airfield, Eastlothian, Scotland.

[BEagle]

Indeed - I guess the 'nacht Tranent 3km Luftlink' was a bit of a giveaway clue though!

That 614 Sqn Blenheim looks rather sad....:uhoh:

[chevvron]

Shirley it's Manston (before the emergency runway was built of course!).

[aviate1138]

sabredog has Control.

[sabredog]

Thank you, aviate1138.
The next;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz166.jpg

[evansb]

Are those hills the Ozarks, Alleghennys, or Appalachians ?

[sabredog]

Sorry,Brian. None of the above mentioned ranges.

[aviate1138]

How about the area near the Snake River Ohio?

[sabredog]

Not Ohio,aviate1138. This airfield is not in the U.S.A.

[chevvron]

You carefully say 'not in the USA' does that mean Canada?

[sabredog]

It is indeed a Canadian airfield,Chevvron.

[chevvron]

Well as a I know nothing about Canadian airfields, someone else will have to have a go! It does have a distinctly Canadian look about the terrain though.

[evansb]

The airfield appears to be configured for spruce budworm spraying. I'll guess it is in New Brunswick, perhaps Dunphy Airstrip ?

On second guess, I think it may be Nictau Aristrip, New Brunswick, Canada.

[sabredog]

Very warm,Brian,but not Dunphy.

[evansb]

Nictau Airstrip, New Brunswick, Canada.

[sabredog]

That is correct,Brian.
YHC

[evansb]

Thank you Terrence. An excellent challenge. Located by the Tobique River, (pronounced Toe-Bick), Nictau Airstrip is no longer active.

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/AERODROME_120830.jpg

[jindabyne]

I know exactly where it is, but I can't spell it ----

[sabredog]

That is a great pity,Jindabyne

[jindabyne]

Canada Sd?

[sabredog]

Piteå airfield,Sweden.

[evansb]

sabredog is correct.:ok: The former secret fighter base Falt F 48 Pitea,
Langnasfaltet. ICAO: ESNP. Terrence has control.

[sabredog]

Thank you,Brian;
The next;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz170.jpg

[chevvron]

Everyone seems to have gone to sleep, so I'll start with a question.
The railway station in the background looks distinctly un-English so possibly Holland/Germany?

[aviate1138]

Looks Slovakian/Polish?

[Phileas Fogg]

Couldn't possibly be Holland, there's no such country, possibly Netherlands :)

[sabredog]

Nearly there,aviate1138.

[sabredog]

Surprised that the thread has stalled after aviate1138's post.
This airfield is to be found in Poland.

[chevvron]

Only grass airfield I know there is just outside Szczecin but it's not that one.

[Davidsoffice]

I'll have a go at Jelenia Gora...... Took a while...OH.

[sabredog]

Well done,Davidsoffice.
Jelenia Gora on the Polish /Czech border is correct.
Thank you for persevering with the challenge.
http://www.rst-flyveklub.dk/An_2_traef_06_engelsk.htm

[jindabyne]

If it's OH, here goes ------

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/Guesswhat.jpg

[Gulfstreamaviator]

Just a wlld guess, Hull Paull.... glf

[jindabyne]

Sorry Gulf - not Hull Paull. And not UK

[sycamore]

Germany..or France..?

[jindabyne]

Neither of those sycamore ----

[Lordflasheart]

Australia perchance ? LFH

[jindabyne]

No mate, not Oz. Northern hemisphere

[aviate1138]

Surrounding cultivation looks Scandinavian?

[Fareastdriver]

Wherever it is, they play golf.

[jindabyne]

Here's the view from the airfield --- Europe

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/229984-270x180.jpg

[jindabyne]

Not Scandinavian aviate - think where you were previously!

[Gulfstreamaviator]

another wild guess...

re golf, a closer look, suggests not gold bunkers in centre of pic, but grass farming.?

glf

[jindabyne]

Mmm, probaly not gulf. I see what you mean, but that pattern on the grass is very widespread around the countryside, and might simply be the local 'method' of arable farming.

[India Four Two]

Those are quite big mountains in the second picture. Can we narrow the location down to somewhere in or near the Alps or possibly Spain or the Balkans?

[Cows getting bigger]

I was thinking the same, Alps, Germany/Austria? It ain't Wales. :)

[jindabyne]

Try the Tatras chaps --

[sabredog]

Nowy Targ airfield,Poland (Neumarkt).

[jindabyne]

You clever boy sd!! YHC

[sabredog]

Thank you,jindabyne. A first class challenge, and also an " interesting" photograph of Nowy Targ!
Open house.

[jindabyne]

Thanks sabre - another from me then

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/rtuop.jpg

[sycamore]

Poland..again..?

[jindabyne]

No, not Poland sycamore - but not far away

[sabredog]

Degumnieki airfield,Latvia.

[jindabyne]

Correct sabredog!! The stone is your's -----

[sabredog]

Many thanks,jindabyne.
This one will not last very long;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz177.jpg

[chevvron]

Renfrew???

[sabredog]

Not Renfrew,Chevvron. Quite some distance away from Scotland.

[jindabyne]

Durban airport?

[sabredog]

Not Durban Airport,jindabyne, but the correct continent.

[aerobelly]

Bulawayo pre UDI.

'b

[sabredog]

Bulawayo Airport is correct, AB.
yhc

[aerobelly]

Thank you. Open House.


'b

[frontlefthamster]

While someone comes up with a proper challenge, can I invite the cognsocenti to try to identify the aerodrome (and perhaps the specific aircraft) which appears a few times, most notably starting at 4:00 minutes, in this rather lovely music video..?

Magic Arm - Put Your Collar Up - YouTube

Sorry for the video's double appearance - nothing I can do to get rid of it, it seems...

[merlinxx]

LTN with Britannia Brit:confused:

[Duckbutt]

I would concur that it's a Britannia aircraft but know no more. Here's another airfield:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz77.jpg

[frontlefthamster]

With regard to my query above, I'm thinking it might be Newcastle (EGNT)... However, the large mound or building in the distance is confusing...

Anyone else able to pitch in to help?

[Cows getting bigger]

Most definitely Newcastle, looking East from the terminal.

[Duckbutt]

If it helps I can confirm that the location of my challenge is some distance away from Newcastle!

[Gulfstreamaviator]

I am so stupid......too much funny water....glf

[sabredog]

John Deere Dubuque Works Airport ,Iowa. U.S.A.

[Duckbutt]

That took you much longer than usual SD!

[sabredog]

Thank you,Duckbutt. It was but a mere courtesy.


Open House

[Noyade]

I think this has been done before...

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7246/img294a.jpg (http://img855.imageshack.us/i/img294a.jpg/)

[aerobelly]

Greenland perhaps? Kangerlussuaq.



'b

[Noyade]

Kangerlussuaq.

I believe that's the place mate. I have it as Sondrestrom Air Base and couldn't see it on Mel's list, but a little googling says they're the same place?

Your control aerobelly. :ok:

[aerobelly]

Oh rats!

Oops, sorry. Thank you Noyade.

That was a complete guess based on how long I thought the North Pole routes would take.



This is an airfield that is still live, but the clues are not aircraft:
old_airfield | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54731504@N04/7791313434/in/photostream)

Sorry about the page furniture again.


'b

[jindabyne]

Hethel, Norfolk. Home of Lotus. I think?

[aerobelly]

Hethel, quite correct. Home of Lotus since 1966. Although the identifiable car body was made by Bristol (at Filton?).

Whooo that didn't last long! jindabyne has control


'b

[jindabyne]

Thanks aero - the car gave it away.

Open House.

[BEagle]

Not in America, Australia or Xkxkzstan:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-91.jpg

[Whispering Giant]

Looks a bit like a early image of Oxford - Kidlington

brgds

W.G

[BEagle]

Not Oxford (nowhere near London) Kidlington, I'm afraid.

Correct country though.

[chevvron]

Newton or Kirton - in - Lindsey?
Edit delete Newton add Middle Wallop.

[sycamore]

Leeming...?

[G-ARZG]

Swanton Morley ?

[BEagle]

Neither Kirton Lindsey-in-Lindsey, Leeming, Middle Wallop, Newton, Spitalgate nor Swanton Morley.....:hmm:

[sycamore]

Pershore..?

[BEagle]

Neither is it P'shaw........

[Airclues]

OK sabredog.....time to tell us where it is.

[chevvron]

Is it now an Army barracks? (Bramcote)

[BEagle]

Not RAF Bramcote - or whatever the Pongos call it.

[chevvron]

Yes why DO the pongos HAVE to ruin airfields when they take them over? Look at Catterick; houses almost on the edge of the runway; Abingdon; a tall fence on the inside edge of the peri track.
But that's not important right now so how about Chipping Warden?

[BEagle]

Neither RAF Chipping Warden, RAF Chipping Norton nor RAF Chipping Ongar!

[jindabyne]

Good grief, it's obvious. Come on chaps!

[BEagle]

Neither is it RAF Obvious................;)

[chevvron]

So you're saying it's an RNAS?

[chevvron]

Having said the above, I found Lichfield has the correct layout of hangars but the internal roads are different; this could be post war 'mods' however.

[BEagle]

Nope, jinda' claimed it was 'obvious' and simply said that there was no station by that name! Whether RAF or FAA....

Neither is it RAF Lichfield.

I'll post another photo when Photobucket has been fixed - it's failing to upload yet again (as reported by others too...)....:mad:

[chevvron]

Come on then jindabyne, put us out of our misery!

[jindabyne]

As BEags said, I was wrong!

[BEagle]

Here's part of the site in more recent times:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/updated.jpg

The depot buildings date from the Secind World War and can be seen from the road built in later days:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/view.jpg

And don't bother trying to zoom in on the signposts as I've smudged them....;)

[Tempsford]

RAF Yatesbury?

[BEagle]

Not RAF Yatesbury.....

[Russell Gulch]

The original photo shows an outline that is surprisingly similar to Gartree prison on the old Market Harborough airfield, so I searched to see if any other post-war airfields had been so adapted.

Your last post indicates that my search was futile, but it was still fun looking!

I still have no clue where your challenge is!

Russ

[NavEx]

RAF Watchfield, A420 cuts across it and the hangars have been replaced with a business park

[BEagle]

Ah, tally-ho, yippety-dip and zing zang spillip!

It is indeed RAF Watchfield!

The photo was orientated roughly south, which might have confused you. But look at the shadows......

NavEx, you have the helm!

[chevvron]

Very clever mosaic Beags.

[BEagle]

Cheers, chevvron!

The colour overlay had to be rotated and resized, using the long side of the depot buildings as a reference dimension, then aligned with the 2 roads before being pasted. Then the whole image was cropped and reset to 800 pixels

NavEx, you've got until 1932 this evening, then we'll assume OH!

[JW411]

I used to throw LandRovers and Trailers at Watchfield.

Sorry for the thread drift.

[BEagle]

NavEx has PM'd that he is down route, so has asked me to provide another challenge. So, here we go:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-9.jpg

[Cows getting bigger]

Errrr, Watchfield? :)

[BEagle]

Bugger - switch pigs at Photobouqet!

Try this:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/aerodrome-10.jpg

[sidtheesexist]

Goxhill per chance? oh in unlikely event of my suggestion being correct...

[asw22]

It is indeed Goxhill....quite well preserved I would say...It is now quite rare to see outside dispersal areas still intact or so...

[chevvron]

Definitely Goxhill from the north.

[BEagle]

Yes, 'Goat Hill' indeed it is!

OH then......

[asw22]

This will be my first one...It should not be too difficult this airfield being quite well known...

Note that a better image can be found here:
Imageshack - pprune1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/f/856/pprune1.jpg/)
I have tried to show a reduced image with a link to the larger one but did not succeed.

http://imageshack.us/a/img844/8412/pprune1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/pprune1.jpg/)

Amically to all PPrune members

JVM

PS: At time of posting it was OH: I just hope I followed the rules...Do not hesitate to let me know just in case...

[spook]

Saint Omer?

[asw22]

Excellent Spook!

It is indeed Saint Omer/Wizernes, ca Nov 1943...I hope you got to look to the larger picture which is reallybeautiful in detail. The airdrome was fully operational (and stayed that way to the end).
Be prepared I have many of those war airfields (that's a pet passion of mine)..

You have the helm!

[spook]

Apologies All, Short notice trip came up. OH please.

[Gulfstreamaviator]

nuff said................................. Glf

[jindabyne]

OH - so this should fall quickly -----

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/yorrt.jpg

[sabredog]

N.O.L.F. Pungo,Virginia Beach,Virginia,U.S.A.

[jindabyne]

Correct sd, OTU

[sabredog]

Many thanks,jindabyne.
The next;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz173.jpg

[Dora-9]

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia?

I should say the old Kalgoorlie, as it doesn't look like this now! The photo is south-up; the entire airfield was moved in the 1970's about a mile to the south. All that remains of the original airfield now is the readiness platform (?) at the southern end of Rwy 35, the terminal area/aeradio buildings (top centre of photo) while the two shiny hangars (left of centre at the top of the photo) are on the hardstanding that was the wartime site of 4AD's four Bellman hangars. The rest is covered in suburbia now...

If correct, Open House please...

[sabredog]

Well done,Dora-9. as you say, Kalgoorlie Airfield,W.A.
Dora-9 has declared;
Open House

[Aero Mad]

Here goes...

http://imageshack.us/a/img840/7245/islandns.jpg

[dixi188]

Alderney CI. ???

[Aero Mad]

Clearly too easy. Over to you.

[dixi188]

Used to fly there a lot in the "Yellow Peril".

Have to be open house I'm afraid.

[jindabyne]

Try this - there's a clue in a very recent post

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/llgjtk_zps045b08d1.jpg

[sabredog]

Not very subtle,jindabyne. (Yellow Peril)
Marpi Point Airfield on northern tip of Saipan Island, Marianas.

[jindabyne]

I'm too kind!
YHC

[sabredog]

To a fault,jindabyne, to fault.
The next;
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/IMG_1749_zps0c2f27db.jpg

[twochai]

Hmmm...

1954 Oldsmobile, semi tropical, temporary tower - NAS Point Mugu??

[sabredog]

Good car spotting,twochai. But not N.A.S. Point Mugu, and not sub tropical flora.

[jindabyne]

C'mon old fella - a clue please. Or has this become 'Which Control Tower'?;)

[Lordflasheart]

Wild guess - Twenthe ? LFH

[sabredog]

Not Twenthe,LFH. European airfield is correct.

[SMOKEON]

Schleissheim Airfield,Germany.(U.S. Army.) Now home to Flugwerft Schleissham Museum.
If correct, Open House.

[sabredog]

That is correct,Smokeon.
Open house has been declared

[jindabyne]

Pointless! Next time I'll post a picture of a fire station! Can we stick to the subject please?

[WE992]

There is a more current photo of the tower on Google Earth, however the building next to it appears to have gone.

[SMOKEON]

Not taking the medication,Jinda?

[jindabyne]

Always, and you? Try this ---

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb59/malgrosse/htyyyu_zpse0fc2692.jpg

[sabredog]

Naval Air Station Pasco.

[jindabyne]

Now I know you're hacking!!

[sabredog]

Thank you.
Open House.

[one11]

Another tower...........

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/viscount700/prone060311.jpg

[Noyade]

:)

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4931/img344y.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/img344y.jpg/)

[one11]

I thought the guys with raised arms at the right end of the roof would add to the illusion but clearly not clever enough for Graeme.......Take control.

[Noyade]

Actually mate, I was totally fooled, excellent piece of cropping. I gave up with Germany and thought I'd start from page one...very surprised to see it in the British Empire section.

No towers with this one....

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1435/img345u.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/img345u.jpg/)

[sabredog]

Southern Cross, Albert Park, Suva, Fiji ,5 ,June, 1928 .

[Noyade]

Apologies for the delay mate. Tis indeed.
Your control Terry. :ok:

[sabredog]

No apology required,Graeme. Time Zones play their part in this.
The next.
http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/mosquito633/Quiz182_zps2b5b60a1.jpg

[Duckbutt]

Using local knowledge, think I recognise the road layout in the foreground - could that be Burscough?

[sabredog]

Your local knowledge stands you in good stead,Duckbutt.
It is indeed R.N.A.S. Burscough (H.M.S.Ringtail) ,Ormskirk,Lancashire.
YHC

[Duckbutt]

OK then, try this one:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/Puzz78.jpg

[chevvron]

Pearl Harbour?

[Duckbutt]

Sorry, not Pearl Harbor

[Krakatoa]

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Oahu.

OH If corract

[Duckbutt]

Sorry not Oahu.

[Duckbutt]

Understand the logic of the two previous suggestions but the pic was not taken in late 1941 or in 1942.

[India Four Two]

Are those Japanese flying boats?

[Duckbutt]

Cannot personally put a name to the aircraft types but they are highly unlikely to be Japanese.

[evansb]

Marignane, France ?

[Duckbutt]

No, but a lot, lot warmer.

[Duckbutt]

Regarding the aircraft type, further research would indicate (I put it no stronger) that the most visible machine is likely to be a Martin Marlin.

I hope I do not get a barrage of abuse if I'm wrong.

[evansb]

I think the flying boat is a Nord 1401 Noroit. The location is the flood damaged French Naval base at Frejus-St.Raphael. On December 2nd, 1959, the Malpasset dam burst causing wide-spread flooding, which included the water aerodrome pictured.

[Duckbutt]

I bow to you in regard to the aircraft type. Your identification of Frejus-St Raphael after the dam burst (barrage - geddit?) is entirely correct and you have control.

[evansb]

Thank you. An absolutely superb challenge! Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/convair640/WAD120922.jpg

[sabredog]

Pisa,Italy.

[evansb]

Yes, you are correct. I too, have suspicions you may be a hacker. You have control.

[sabredog]

Many thanks,Brian. for your kind words. P.M. for you.
Open House,as it is not really worth the angst and puerile comments.

[evansb]

You are too fast for us mere mortals. You must be a savant. You seldom, if ever ask questions, and rarely express any doubt about your answers. You dominate the thread in this category. Take it as a complement. I am in awe if you are real. So there!

[one11]

As its still OH....
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/viscount700/prune240912ap_zpse074051c.jpg

[evansb]

North Africa ?

[aerobelly]

Well, have to try the obvious one first. Cairo?



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[one11]

Not Cairo or anywhere else in North Africa

[twochai]

West Africa, perhaps?

[one11]

It is West Africa

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Sal International

TCF

[one11]

Thats it. Sal International (SID) Cabo Verde in the early 707s with a Lloyd International 707. TheChitterneflyer has control.

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Try this one

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab107/cortonflyer/WASOMEWHERE.jpg

[chevvron]

Bathurst aka Banjul Yundum?

[TheChitterneFlyer]

No sir. But the correct part of the world.

[Boss Raptor]

Saint Louis - Senegal? if so open house...

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Open House it is...

[India Four Two]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/WAD0926.jpg

[Cubs2jets]

Is it a Port of Entry?

C2j

[India Four Two]

Is it a Port of Entry?

Unlikely C2j. The callout charge would be high. A five hour drive for the customs officers!

[Lordflasheart]

New Zealand ..... South Island ? . LFH

[India Four Two]

LFH,

No, but correct hemisphere.

[India Four Two]

A clue. This airstrip and the nearby tourist resort are both named after the hills in the background.

Edited to avoid sending people in the wrong direction. The name does not include any of the following words: hill, mountain, range, ridge, escarpment.

[Max Tow]

Terrain looks like somewhere in the Kimberleys - Bungle Bungles perhaps?
Right or wrong, I must say how nice it is to return to the slow process of clues and reasoning rather than Google photo matching!

Edit: No response from India Four Two yet and I'm offline for a while from now so if by any chance I'm correct, please throw open.

[Cows getting bigger]

I'm guessing one of the South African resorts. Something like Giant's Castle?

[Sultan Ismail]

I also go with the South African scene, the upturned crust looks like Western Cape (Hex River Valley) but the trees and meadow suggests Eastern Cape.

[India Four Two]

We're making progress here. :)

cgb and SI,

Having looked at some pictures of Hex River Valley I can see why you might think that. Wearing my geologist's hat, I think I would have started looking in South Africa too.

However, this aerodrome is not in that part of Gondwanaland. Max Tow is closer ;) Here's the front lawn of the resort:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/ScreenShot2012-09-28at210348.png

but this is not the Kimberleys or Bungle Bungles.

[cuefaye]

My first attempt. MalaMala?

[Dora-9]

To see that part of South Australia looking so green had me totally foxed, but I recognize the kangaroo on the left!

Wilpena Homestead perhaps?

If so, OH.

[India Four Two]

but I recognize the kangaroo on the left!


Dora-9,

Yes, I thought it was Skippy, too, but I don't see any butcher birds in the trees. ;)

The airstrip and resort at Wilpena Pound, SA. The airstrip picture must have been taken after a big wet. I went there once and it was a typical dry, dusty outback scene.

I knew as soon as I posted that picture of the resort, you or one of your Ozzie mates would get it.

Wilpena Pound is a spectacular eroded syncline in the Flinders Ranges. The airstrip is in the flat, yellowish area in the centre right. The white area at the top left is the salt flats of Lake Torrens.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/india42/wilpenapound.jpg


Dora-9 has declared Open House.

[Sultan Ismail]

That is some crust!

And the greenery fooled me as well.

[India Four Two]

That is some crust!

Have a look at it on Google Earth. Start here:

31°31'0.22"S 138°37'25.82"E

and progressively zoom out to about 100 km.

[nvubu]

As it is still Open House, where's this aerodrome?

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/nvubu/PPRuNe/20120912_a_zps11856f8f.jpg

[Lordflasheart]

Africa perchance ? And is that a jumbo (aeroplane) of some kind, in the distance, crossing the extended centreline of the grass strip, or just a speck on my screen ? LFH

[nvubu]

It's not in Africa.

It could well be an aeroplane - the variety of which I couldn't tell you, although enlarging the image, I would have thought it more likely to be another light aircraft taking off rather than a large heavy one.

[Lordflasheart]

I-42 Quote .... 31°31'0.22"S 138°37'25.82"E

And there was me thinking it was the dirt strip on your hobby farm ... :) LFH

[Lordflasheart]

It's not in Africa.

Thanks Hippo.

[nvubu]

Here's a view from the other direction

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/nvubu/PPRuNe/20120912_c_zps50e83b12.jpg

[nvubu]

And another view ...

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/nvubu/PPRuNe/20120912_d_zpsa088481b.jpg

[Fareastdriver]

Is that a motor racing track in the background.