Which Aerodrome Mk II

[Mr_Grubby]

OBP.

Yes Tanzania.

C.

[Old Bald Pilot]

C

Thanks. that's as far as I can take it, not my neck of the woods.

OBP

[KeMac]

How about Mwanza?

[Mr_Grubby]

KeMac.

Not Mwanza, it has a tarmac runway.

This place is further south east in a reserve. Now that should give it away !!!

Clint

[handsfree]

Mtemere airstrip in the Selous Game reserve ?

[Mr_Grubby]

handsfree.

No, not Mtemere but ..........

Clint.

[handsfree]

Siwandu then at 7 ° 41 '27 " S - 38 ° 08 '21 " E, maybe ?

[Mr_Grubby]

Handsfree.

Yes !!! Sirwandu. Well done.

There are four strips in the Selous Game Reserve.
Mtemere, Sirwandu, Kiba and Stieglar's Gorge.

You have control.

Clint.

[handsfree]

Sorry nothing to post that would do justice to this thread. So OPEN HOUSE.

[descol]

how about this one ?

[evansb]

Nauru International Airport, Nauru, South Pacific. ?

[descol]

Yes - That's It

[evansb]

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

[evansb]

Not China. Here is another view:

[seacue]

The hangar roof says United Air Lines in both photos. The DC-3 is painted in United's scheme in this second photo, which was initially posted for a short while.

Now busily searching for likely places United would have had a hangar in the late '30s or early/mid '40s.

Edited to add: Perhaps the other plane in one of the pictures is from American Airlines.

Because of the hills, I nominate California, specifically Los Angeles, KLAX.

[merlinxx]

KOAK Oakland CA.

[evansb]

Sorry Gents, not Oakland, nor Los Angeles. Not in California. This aerodrome has historical significance. The photos were taken in 1948.

[Mr_Grubby]

I think it might be Elko Airport, Nevada ??

C.

[sycamore]

Just a guess-Reno ?

[evansb]

Mr_Grubby is correct. Elko, Nevada was the terminus for America's first scheduled commercial air mail flight in April, 1926. You have control.