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Old 16th Mar 2011, 06:16
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As it's open house, I'll try this one... Apologies for the bit of wing, I snapped it as I went past with the family.

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Old 16th Mar 2011, 09:31
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North Coates, Lincolnshire.
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Old 16th Mar 2011, 11:22
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I thought it was an easy one... Spot on. TCF, you have control!
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Old 17th Mar 2011, 07:57
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My apologies... OPEN HOUSE
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Old 17th Mar 2011, 16:06
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The original caption of this photo includes the word "Spitfires"

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Old 17th Mar 2011, 16:09
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..and the rest says "of Australia".

And the small print says "....Oakey Airfield-late 1946"
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Old 17th Mar 2011, 16:45
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Three minutes. Is that a record?

Oakey, QLD. Now home of the Army Aviation Centre.

Those P-40s (and the Spitfires not in the picture) were going for Ł20 each (without engines)!

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Old 17th Mar 2011, 17:04
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Let's try this. Not my picture - mine are older and I could't find them.......

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Old 17th Mar 2011, 17:10
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Well the tower looks like Gravesend, and the river in the background could be the Thames, but not with a hard runway and a Cessna 414 in the picture; are you montaging us?
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Old 17th Mar 2011, 17:15
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Montaging? Who? Me?? Would I do that?

Naw. Not Thames. One can sail from here to Thames, though .
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Reykjavik Airport... I feel sure we've seen this one before; quite recently.


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Old 17th Mar 2011, 17:48
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TCF has it

Reykjavik Airport.

In fact it is the old RAF control tower there, but not montaged by me chevvron. The British put it there themselves

Over to you !

Edit to say that yes, we have had Reykjavik recently. Confession to make: I didn't check . Checked now: Yes we had, same picture but the registration of the aircraft not redacted. I am sorry.
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Old 17th Mar 2011, 22:30
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RegDep... I've not got anything "interesting" ready to hand so why don't you go ahead and make another challenge.

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Old 18th Mar 2011, 06:48
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Thanks TCF!

This has not been here:



Clues in due course to keep the thread alive. Many already in the pic to start zeroing in.....
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Given the amount of snow clearance equipment in use, it must be a BAA airport!
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Old 18th Mar 2011, 08:25
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Well, no.........
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Old 18th Mar 2011, 13:54
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Clue time: The records are silent whether or not a soldier ever made it there.

Edit to ask: No beer-lowers here?

Last edited by RegDep; 19th Mar 2011 at 08:42. Reason: I wonder....
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Old 19th Mar 2011, 16:18
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No takers?

OK, it is not St. Louis.
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Old 19th Mar 2011, 17:25
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Truck pushing plough looks of East European origin..
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Old 19th Mar 2011, 17:53
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Purely based on the clues, i'll take a wild stab at České Budějovice.
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