Which Aerodrome?

[Mr_Grubby]

Are we talking North America, maybe Canada ?

C.

[Hyperborean]

Bauerfield, Port Vila, Vanuatu.Open house if correct.

[Cubs2jets]

Hyperborean is correct! Bauer Field, Port Villa, Vananutu.

Open House has been declared.

C2j

[Warmtoast]

As its Open House try this for size.

[evansb]

RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, England. This is a choice photograph. The air conditioned DH Vampire FB9s were flown by Royal Australian Air Force pilots based at Malta for a period.

[Warmtoast]

evansb you have it in one! Over to you.

These Luqa (Malta) based RAAF FB9's came to the UK for the Queen's Coronation Review in July 1953 and were temporarily based at Horsham St Faith. Not sure whether they took past in the fly-past or were on static display at Odiham, but assume some of them did.

[BEagle]

Formation 24 of the Coronation Review consisted of 12 Vampire FB9s from 78 Wing, RAAF Malta, operated from RAF Horsham St. Faith. They flew over Odiham at 15:54 at 1600 ft and 265 KIAS, led by G/C B A Eaton.

78 Wing was composed of 75 and 76 Sqns, RAAF.

[evansb]

Thanks Wt. Here is the next "Which Aerodrome?":

[Flap40]

I'll start with Antwerp?

[evansb]

Not Antwerp, but close.

[brakedwell]

Le Touquet Cote d'Opale

[evansb]

Sorry, not Le Touquet. Flap40's guess was closer. The mystery aerodrome is no longer.

[merlinxx]

Maybe..

Hilversum ?

[evansb]

Sorry, not Hilversum, NL.

[G-ARZG]

Grimbergen?

[evansb]

Not Grimbergen, but the country is correct.

[Krakatoa]

RAAF Vampires

I think the RAAF Vampires were based at Takali not Luqa.

[evansb]

According to a RAAF 75 Sqd. history source, the RAAF operated the Vampire F.B.9s initially from RNAS Hal-Far, Malta, and later moved to Ta'Qali (Takali).

[evansb]

Photo taken at mystery aerodrome:

[spook]

Haren-Evere?