Which Aerodrome Mk II
Early morning at Schipol...?
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I am convinced that it is Farnborough, off to work now. If correct, I still have no idea how to post piccies so will say open house.
Minuteman, yes you do see two sets of PAPIs, the nearer set are for the longer, visual runway available during the SBAC airshows.
Minuteman, yes you do see two sets of PAPIs, the nearer set are for the longer, visual runway available during the SBAC airshows.
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I thought H blocks as well but the field system looks too low country-ish and the admin/hangar layout isn't typically British. Got a hell of a munitions layout though which could possibly make it an MU or similar
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Thanks, Clint. I immediately thought of Germany, but was lucky in that I started in ascending alphabetical order!
I am intrigued by the direct rail links into the site to the NW. I wonder what purpose that was for?
Anyway, many thanks for the challenge!
Here is my offering to the esteemed panel:
I am intrigued by the direct rail links into the site to the NW. I wonder what purpose that was for?
Anyway, many thanks for the challenge!
Here is my offering to the esteemed panel:
Nac, I think you`ll find a lot of continental airfields had their own branch lines onto camp,for weapons,fuel,troops resupply,Much easier than roads.
Your picture looks similar,but perhaps more East Germany or Poland ?
Your picture looks similar,but perhaps more East Germany or Poland ?
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nacluv, I think the railroad is a remainder of an extensive network from the inter-war time, when this place was busy making airships, including creating hydrogen gas for them from train-fulls of coal, chalk and bog iron!
See here: Flugplatz Ahlhorn - gestern und heute (I think you get the gist, even if you wouldn't be fluent in German.)
The numbers 1 through 6 indicate the huge assembly halls
Is your challenge from Germany, too (an abandoned one)? Somehow I think I saw it when looking for the Ahlhorn (that I didn't find
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See here: Flugplatz Ahlhorn - gestern und heute (I think you get the gist, even if you wouldn't be fluent in German.)
The numbers 1 through 6 indicate the huge assembly halls
Is your challenge from Germany, too (an abandoned one)? Somehow I think I saw it when looking for the Ahlhorn (that I didn't find
).Reg
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I bow to the considerable knowledge of the forum! Thanks for the info on the rail links, RegDep and sycamore. It makes perfect sense now I see the explanations. Thanks all for posting.
Everyone is on the right lines (no pun intended) with my challenge, and it has not lasted long. Dessau it is! I thought the fairly distinctive layout was quite interesting, and clearly it also easily betrayed its identity as a result!
Well done Tacklebury - you have control.
Everyone is on the right lines (no pun intended) with my challenge, and it has not lasted long. Dessau it is! I thought the fairly distinctive layout was quite interesting, and clearly it also easily betrayed its identity as a result!
Well done Tacklebury - you have control.
