Where is this airfield?

[India Four Two]

This photo was taken by a friend the other day, flying from Seattle to Heathrow, so his aircraft would have been on a southerly heading.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1170x1631/2fc93a41_b901_4cd1_abdd_6f82b2ad3c8b_280f6b240ca35221acba9d8 797873de566fc73e7.jpeg


I know from other pictures that he was in a window seat, over the starboard wing leading-edge, so this image must be looking west or southwest.

There’s a small town in the centre and an airfield top right. Anyone recognise it?

[oldpax]

Possibly Yeovil?

[condor17]

I42 , I'm guessing it's on his descent towartds LHR ?
OP , don't think Yeovil [ Judwin for the oldies ] . Normally see it regularly when FI'ing but not for a couple of months . I do not remember a hrd peri track around the all grass field . Lots of white /grey hangars on S side .
It's 13 years since operating into LHR so geography memory fades .
sorry I can't help further .
rgds condor

[Jhieminga]

I thought it might be Dunsfold, but I don't think it matches up completely.

[India Four Two]

I've flown Calgary to Heathrow fairly often and I'm assuming the track from Seattle would be similar, so I expect the track over Britain was basically Prestwick direct Heathrow.

Yeovil would be too far west and I doubt the flight would have gone south of Heathrow. I'm assuming somewhere in the Midlands.

[roger4]

The airfield layout looks like Chalgrove in Oxfordshre, and the town therefore would be Stadhampton.

[nacluv]

I believe we're looking at Oakley, from almost due north, with Brill being the town/village at centre, and the M40 just out of shot far right..

[Dave Gittins]

Dunsfold it ain't otherwise you'[d see 2 x 747 and a VC 10 filling one of the runways.

What did he take it with ? My iPhone or iPad give the GPS location when you take pictures. Assume Android devices are the same.

[sealo0]

Hi

A flight # & date would help?
Mike

[Dave Gittins]

.... for a look up on FR 24

[treadigraph]

Nacluv looks to be correct with Oakley.

[roger4]

Agreed, Nacluv has it with Oakley.

[eckhard]

While it's undoubtedly Oakley, it's interesting to see how different the Google Earth image is of the same area. My IT skills are not sufficient to paste an image, but the peri-track and even some vegetation near Brill is quite a bit changed from the photo. If it was taken just the other day, I suppose it shows how old some GE imagery is.

[goldox]

Hope this helps.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1277x788/oakley_bfc7ed9148e5259824c4491a6c2c91c50926c084.png
Brill and Oakley airfield from Google Maps 3d.

[eckhard]

Perfect, thanks!

[India Four Two]

goldox beat me to it! I was going to post the same picture.

Well done nacluv. I searched everywhere from Coventry to the Chilterns but missed Oakley.

Thanks for playing everyone. :)

PS
.... for a look up on FR 24
That would be cheating! ;)

[stevfire2]

an interesting picture, as Oakley is being /has been redeveloped as a test track for autominous vehicles. inthis shot the main runway still looks intact. https://www.cavway.co.uk/

[India Four Two]

More trivia re Oakley. While looking on Streetmap, I noticed that just east of Oakley, is Leatherslade Farm, the hideout of the Great Train Robbers.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1284x864/screen_shot_2022_04_12_at_7_20_09_pm_copy_371f41cd9f02ac71ee ffb4a88f9dc9648fd5155c.jpg

[Asturias56]

What did you do with the money I42?

[pilotmike]

Hi

A flight # & date would help?
Mike
Essential, if we are going to be able to help.

Towns and airfields can develop a nasty habit of moving from day to day, which can confuse one most terribly. My best guess would be 1st April.

[India Four Two]

What did you do with the money I42?

It's hard to shift "folding money" and "ten bob" notes these days! :E

[Asturias56]

"It's hard to shift "folding money" and "ten bob" notes these days! https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif"

I had a couple of old £5 notes and was told only the Bank of England would change them......... I kept them in my wallet and one day I was visiting an office near by and so popped in. Worth the effort - Door keeper in long coat & top hat, directed into THE most oak clad and brass tellers room, £ notes taken, examined, ID checked and two new one handed over..... I felt RICH RICH


On the other hand I wasn't trying to bring in 10 suitcases of cash using a 1963 Driving Licence made out to "Ronnie Biggs" ;)

[chevvron]

"It's hard to shift "folding money" and "ten bob" notes these days! https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif"

I had a couple of old £5 notes and was told only the Bank of England would change them......... I kept them in my wallet and one day I was visiting an office near by and so popped in. Worth the effort - Door keeper in long coat & top hat, directed into THE most oak clad and brass tellers room, £ notes taken, examined, ID checked and two new one handed over..... I felt RICH RICH


On the other hand I wasn't trying to bring in 10 suitcases of cash using a 1963 Driving Licence made out to "Ronnie Biggs" ;)
Paid a pre-arranged visit to 'the Bank' one day. There was a gold ingot in a sealed box with just enough room to get your hand in to lift it; boy was it HEAVY!
Apparently in the vault, the stacks of gold have to be placed very carefully 'cos below the vault is an underground rail tunnel and there is a risk of the floor collapsing.

[India Four Two]

For the benefit of the youngsters around here, I thought I would show you why the old "fivers" were called "folding money"!

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1283x631/money_comparison_f1742edf627c686898f148fa111ce9999fb73a86.pn g

I first remember seeing a "white fiver" in 1957. The equivalent value today is about £130!