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Lumbumbashi with a Yarpie Sabre & Dragon on the ramp?
Shoot no, might even be Luanda? Or even Swakopmund? Didn't Anglo American have a few Sabres?
Shoot I'm lost but have the picture in me data bank, sod it!
Shoot no, might even be Luanda? Or even Swakopmund? Didn't Anglo American have a few Sabres?
Shoot I'm lost but have the picture in me data bank, sod it!
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Well, it's coming up to 6 days and 1338 views ? very good answers, but none correct yet ? I have found the original photo, but not the owners name, who I would like to credit !
So below is the complete picture, will this help ???? Keith.
ps ... one person, who has posted within this, has mentioned recently that he has been there ?????
So below is the complete picture, will this help ???? Keith.
ps ... one person, who has posted within this, has mentioned recently that he has been there ?????
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BAMRA wake up, Sorry your post arrived whilst I was formulating my last post !
Yes it is Kinshasa !!! N'djili airport !!! My geography puts it in The Democratic Republic of the Congo ! But the names and places in Africa change far too often recently ?
You deserve one of these
Looking forward to your next challenge !
Keith.
Yes it is Kinshasa !!! N'djili airport !!! My geography puts it in The Democratic Republic of the Congo ! But the names and places in Africa change far too often recently ?
You deserve one of these
Looking forward to your next challenge !Keith.
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Keith, you are of course correct, 'Zaire' was used from 1971 to 1997.
Next challenge, UK/parochial in comparison to your last. Historic in the sense that it was part of our recent industrial history. Still useable in emergencies and a handy touch and go location. Should be familiar to some twotter jockeys from the 1970's!
Next challenge, UK/parochial in comparison to your last. Historic in the sense that it was part of our recent industrial history. Still useable in emergencies and a handy touch and go location. Should be familiar to some twotter jockeys from the 1970's!
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Got it in one twochai!
Built by Bechtel for Armand Hammer's Occidental Inc. back in the 70's.
Photo from:
Scotland Aerial Photos
Over to you...
Built by Bechtel for Armand Hammer's Occidental Inc. back in the 70's.
Photo from:
Scotland Aerial Photos
Over to you...
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Thank you Mel. I hope all your work maintaining the lists does not go unrewarded or unrecognised!
That is news to me - my recollection is that Flotta was not well built, in fact it was quite undulating when I went in there in 1977 or '78!
Unortunately I have nothing ready, so, OPEN HOUSE:
Built by Bechtel for Armand Hammer's Occidental Inc. back in the 70's.
Unortunately I have nothing ready, so, OPEN HOUSE:
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I hadn't realised Trincomalee was Koggalah lake. In fact, the photo is also described by another name as well.
Here is another Sunderland, different location, still in use today, but I doubt whether the seaplane base is still in use.
Not Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
BSD.
Here is another Sunderland, different location, still in use today, but I doubt whether the seaplane base is still in use.
Not Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
BSD.
Tempie,
Good try. It isn't Seletar though. However, I like your thinking. This was a 205squadron Sunderland, which spent a lot of time after the Japanese surrender flying between Seletar and Sri Lanka/India repatriating British POWs from Changi, when the MOs deemed them well enough to travel. They continued home from India by ship.
Now back to this photo: the airfield is on the list, so if seeing it again offends anyone, then I apologise. At the time this Sunderland was photographed however, the present runway did not exist.
Off to work,
BSD.
Good try. It isn't Seletar though. However, I like your thinking. This was a 205squadron Sunderland, which spent a lot of time after the Japanese surrender flying between Seletar and Sri Lanka/India repatriating British POWs from Changi, when the MOs deemed them well enough to travel. They continued home from India by ship.
Now back to this photo: the airfield is on the list, so if seeing it again offends anyone, then I apologise. At the time this Sunderland was photographed however, the present runway did not exist.
Off to work,
BSD.