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Old 25th Jan 2008, 21:24
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Precisely so Evansb! I had hopes it might last longer.

This is a more recent pic.

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Old 25th Jan 2008, 23:42
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Here is the next mystery aerodrome:


Here is a better photo taken in the early 1950s.

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Old 27th Jan 2008, 18:00
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No takers? I originally posted it on an appropriate date, (UTC).
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 18:18
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Lots of folding wings there. Is/was this a naval aviation facility?
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 18:28
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Clinton Naval Air Station ,Burns Flats.Oklahoma?
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 20:35
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RAAF? Possibly Richmond or Sale?
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 21:22
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Not RAAF. It is a naval airfield. It is not located in the United States.
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 21:46
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Naval Air Facility Atsugi?
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 22:47
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Sory Mel, not NAS Atsugi.
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No problem Bri. I was going on what appears to be Chance Vought Corsairs in your photographs and the USN involvement in the Korean War.
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Old 27th Jan 2008, 22:58
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The airfield was involved to a degree by the Korean Conflict.
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Old 28th Jan 2008, 00:12
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Not RAAF.
Being tricky, Bri?

How about RAN? Nowra, HMAS Albatross.
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Old 28th Jan 2008, 02:11
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India Four Two is spot on Well done HMAS Albatross, Nowra, is Australia's last remaining naval air base. I posted the photo on January 26th, Australia Day.
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Old 28th Jan 2008, 08:51
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I completely missed the Australia Day reference.

Here are a couple of photos of an airfield near where I used to live, although taken a bit before my time:





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Old 28th Jan 2008, 11:47
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Eagle Farm Airfield, Brisbane.
P-47Ds of of the 69th,Fighter Sqdn., 58th,Fighter Group, U.S.A.A.F.
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Old 28th Jan 2008, 15:18
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Well done, SD. BNE it is. This piece of the airfield is no longer in use. The new terminals and runways built in the 80s are further east.
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Old 28th Jan 2008, 15:34
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Thank you India Four Two. The squadron markings gave me a good lead!
The photograph must have been taken in early Spring'44, as shortly afterwards they deployed to Saidor, New Guinea.
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Thanks sabredog, here goes -

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Old 28th Jan 2008, 18:53
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Campletown / Macrihanish?

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Old 28th Jan 2008, 19:23
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West Freugh?
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