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Pindan warrior
5th Feb 2021, 08:25
Hello, I have this photo for approximately 15 years (the date at the bottom is when I photographed the photo) and can't recall which airport it is, can anyone identify it, please??
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/remote_airfield_5d273c8ecbc8be44d2faf2ae78221a79c755017d.jpg
Pindan warrior
5th Feb 2021, 08:40
It's Broome! sorry for time wasting
Ex FSO GRIFFO
5th Feb 2021, 09:41
YEP! BRM 'PRIOR TO' the airport being 'leased' = sold off!
Note the N/S RWY....intact....Now a whole new suburb.
Possibly circa 1970's or even prior to that - when BRM was still a 'sleepy country town' and Derby was the 'Admin. Centre', for quite a few if not 'most' Govt Depts at the time.
Nice photo Tks
Cheers
WingNut60
5th Feb 2021, 10:17
Yep. Looks like Broome.
The Mangrove is there but I can't see the Garuda DC-3 outside the tourist information centre.
For comparison :
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/735x873/bme_190419_14c06acb67ba178fec1a520c9b060a039071c789.jpg
machtuk
5th Feb 2021, 10:20
Gee that photo brings back memories -) was a great place before Cable Beach resort ruined the joint and old Bishop Jobst was around with his C182 then a C210..... Ah the good old days! Funny story about his C182 and a nun or two!😂
Large format mapping camera ? Did you do it yourself? Or copy you picked up
Flew coverage for a mosaic abt 18 yrs ago as GA dev then on the northern side and the new suburbs
Good view of landing aircraft when sitting in the open air movie yard in the old part of town.
WingNut60
5th Feb 2021, 10:39
Good view of landing aircraft when sitting in the open air movie yard in the old part of town.
............ on a foggy night. It'd make you duck.
What's with the date on the photo in the OP.
Looks like a photo taken of of a mapping photo
Fris B. Fairing
5th Feb 2021, 20:47
Yep. Looks like Broome.
The Mangrove is there but I can't see the Garuda DC-3 outside the tourist information centre.
For comparison :
WingNut, the DC-3 was moved in 2003. From the DC-3 Census website:
PK-GDC was sold to Peter Hanbury of Armadale, W.A. on 23APR03. During May 2003 the aircraft was dismantled and trucked to the property of Jeff Green at Armadale, W.A. It is reported that the owner is intending to convert the aircraft into a studio.
The aircraft was moved over the weekend of 01/02SEP12 from Armadale to Amelup (north of Albany) in the Stirling Ranges where it will be restored and act as an attraction outside the Lily Dutch Windmill restaurant/accommodation complex. (Report from Merv Prime).
Report on watoday.com.au of 16APR14 that the aeroplane belongs to Pleun and Hennie Hitzert who are converting it to guest accommodation on their property located about 100 kilometres north of Albany in the Stirling Range National Park.
Extant DC-2 and DC-3 Aircraft in Australia and New Zealand (http://www.dc3.adastron.com)
Capt Fathom
5th Feb 2021, 21:57
What's with the date on the photo in the OP.
Looks like a photo taken of of a mapping photo
The OP explained the photo and the date stamp!
The OP explained the photo and the date stamp!
See I am a male and I only read what I wanted to see.:sad:
Ahaa..but that pic post date is not the date the pic was taken over Broome.
Ahaa but you would know that.
Pindan warrior
6th Feb 2021, 14:47
Thanks to all for their input.
One last query about this photo, the attached photo is a detail from the edge of the photo, does anyone know what it means?
The photo is colour glossy, on AGFA photograph paper, size 730mm x 720mm.
Again, the date at the bottom is from my phone camera and not pert of the origional photogrph.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/360x480/identifier_on_broome_airport_photo_small__1df0a9d1e27d0a3baa a492881c0db0dc120aced3.jpg
Max Tow
6th Feb 2021, 20:17
Wild 15 is the camera type and a 4 UAGA is the lens.
Pindan warrior
7th Feb 2021, 01:37
Thanks Max Tow and everyone else for taking the time to comment. Very much appreciated.
There should be info on the original photo as to the height that the photo was taken from.
Wild 15... ie cms or 6” focal length. On the aerial film of abt 10”x 10 “ frames.. wide angle.
the 3 1/8 “ lens was called super wide angle.
If you have the full frame and can get a distance from a map. Scale at 5000 ‘ was 1:10, 000 with 6”” lens
You can calc the height.
looking at the Broome pix , I’d guess Flying hit of 5000’