Which Aerodrome?

[Phileas Fogg]

Might have helped if he'd written 'Vickers VC10'

[seacue]

If, in fact, there is an "Open House" situation, I propose the following challenge. If I'm out of order, I'll remove this challenge.

[VitaminGee]

St Lucia (or a neighbour)?

[seacue]

Right part of the world, not the correct island.

[chevvron]

Not either of St Lucia airports; St Kitts maybe?

[seacue]

Not St Lucia, not St Kitts. This isn't a place for large planes.

[MReyn24050]

seacue's challenge

Cyril E. King Airport, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands perhaps.
Mel

[Stone Town]

Union Island?

[seacue]

Yes, the Union Island airport UNI at Clifton.

St Thomas is served by B-757 among others. UNI is more a Twotter airport.

Stone Town has control.

[evansb]

Here is the next 'Which Aerodrome?'

[sidtheesexist]

Wild guess based on C class?(british design I believe) hangar, B24s and lush vegetation - Port Moresby PNG?

[evansb]

It was a RAF base. It is still a military base today. Not PNG

[StbdD]

Looks like China Bay. Here's a recent google earth snap of it.

[evansb]

evansb' challenge

StbdD is spot on Well done RAF Trincomalee, Ceylon, now China Bay, Sri Lanka.
Bombed by the Japanese during WW.II, also used by the USAAF to launch B-29s to Sumatra, round-trip. Presently serves as a major base for the Sir Lankan Air Force. You have control.

[StbdD]

Thanks evansb! I found it amazing how little the layout changed over the years.

Here's the next challenge:



And no, it isn't an aircraft carrier.

[StbdD]

No bites? Here's a more recent shot....

[MReyn24050]

StbdD's challenge

Confirms a first thought, this could well be a Pacific Island?

[StbdD]

MReyn24050

It is indeed an island in the Pacific. Construction commenced on it in 1942.

[MReyn24050]

StbdD's challenge

Thanks for that, no was it built by the US Forces or the Japanese? Well the Japanese I believe had the upper hand at that time so I will plump for somewhere in the Marshall Islands.

[KMG 365]

Is it French Frigate Schoals, Hawaii?