Which Aerodrome Mk II

[Mr_Grubby]

How about this then ???

C.

[RegDep]

We have had that, Mr Grubby.

Elsenborn aerodrome in the early 30's. Battle of Bulge, and so on.

[Mr_Grubby]

Sorry Reg.

Put it down to a senior moment on my part !!

As I've screwed up I will fall on my sword and declare Open House !!

Clint.

[RegDep]

Not to worry. It won't get better, take my word .

The bike and volley ball net rung my bell and I searched in PPRuNe, instead of out in the net…. .

[sabredog]

This should not last very long;

[TheChitterneFlyer]

Ah yes, it's BLAH BLAH BLAH Airport!

[sycamore]

And the Tower looks `back-to-front`...Far East..?

[Mr_Grubby]

I think it's got to be somewhere warm. Those sun shades above the windows.

C.

[sabredog]

Not the Far East,and it can be hot/cold.

[Tacklebury]

North African coast?

[seacue]

It looks vaguely like the old (circa 1942-1958) terminal at Peoria, Illinois. But many from that era are similar. There is no place that feels hotter nor colder than an airport in the US midwest / plains states.

[sabredog]

Sorry,Tacklebury. It is not on the North African coast.

[Mr_Grubby]

That engine cowling is very distinctive. What type of aeroplane sabredog ? That might give us a clue !

C.

[seacue]

See my guess in 5447. I think TWA flew Convairs into Peoria, which that might be. The name (blacked out) seems too long for Peoria. Just noticed the hill / mountain in the background --- certainly NOT Peoria.

[zetec2]

Aircraft type

Don't think Convair variant, looks 4 engined, prop tip of inboard engine in LH corner, DC type perhaps ?, 4 engines with 3 bladers & big radials ?. PH.

[seacue]

OK, 4 engines, but square-tip blades. That puts it fairly late in the piston-engine period. Could be almost anywhere along United's transcontinental routes. They had "unscheduled stops" with their DC-7 s due to sick engines. That might also apply to American's transcontinental DC-7 routes.

[sabredog]

Gentlemen,it is not located in the U.S.A.
Mr.Grubby, the origional photograph is cropped,so I am unable to provide details of the a/c type. I think it might be a Douglas type, as seacue suggests.
After some "digging", the aircraft could well be a DC6B. This airport was used as a second hub in a domestic network.

[Mr_Grubby]

Ok sabredog.

We are talking northern hemisphere here ??

C.

[sabredog]

Yes,Mr.G. Think "Wine Dark Sea".

[Lordflasheart]

"Wine Dark Sea" suggests the Med. Looking at the blacked out bits, I see translations - as in top line - "aeroporto xxxxxx" and to assist those who speaka only da ingleezie - on the line below - "xxxxx Airport." Ditto for the signs over the Arrivals door and the Departures door - (or perhaps "Customs" and "Baggage") the first word being the local translation. None of that helps me one iota though.
LFH.