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Gardener has it. Its Durham-Tees Valley, aka Teeside. Previously known as RAF Middleton St George.
The occasion was a BoB Display immediately after the end of WW2. Whereas I am sure you have identfied most if not all the aircraft, they are; Harvard, Spitfire XVI (567 Sq), Mustang III (61 OTU), Tempest II, Mosquito, Mitchell, 2 x Vickers Warwick, Horsa, Sea Otter, Sterling, Lancaster and a Wellington.
Well done Gardener, you have control....
The occasion was a BoB Display immediately after the end of WW2. Whereas I am sure you have identfied most if not all the aircraft, they are; Harvard, Spitfire XVI (567 Sq), Mustang III (61 OTU), Tempest II, Mosquito, Mitchell, 2 x Vickers Warwick, Horsa, Sea Otter, Sterling, Lancaster and a Wellington.
Well done Gardener, you have control....
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Rare photograph. I think it is RNAS Hatston, near Kirkwall, Mainland Island, Orkneys, Scotland. The aircraft are Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator scout-bombers from VS-72 ("Scouting Seventy-two") Squadron from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7). The aircraft were temporarily based at RNAS Hatston while the USS Wasp transported Spitfires to Malta.
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It is indeed RNAS Hatston, near Kirkwall, Mainland Island, Orkneys, Scotland. The photo was taken April 1942.
During the absence of their mother ship the Wasp Air Group participated in coastal patrols and many training ops.
Unfortunately Ens Jackson and Aviation Machinist's Mate Atchison were killed when their SB2U crashed into a peat bog near Invergordon on the 23 April 1942. The squadron diary of that period states that Atchison's body was recovered but Jackson and the bulk of the aircraft were too deep in the bog so the remains and wreckage were covered over and presumably remain there today.
You have control Bri.
. It is indeed RNAS Hatston, near Kirkwall, Mainland Island, Orkneys, Scotland. The photo was taken April 1942.
During the absence of their mother ship the Wasp Air Group participated in coastal patrols and many training ops.
Unfortunately Ens Jackson and Aviation Machinist's Mate Atchison were killed when their SB2U crashed into a peat bog near Invergordon on the 23 April 1942. The squadron diary of that period states that Atchison's body was recovered but Jackson and the bulk of the aircraft were too deep in the bog so the remains and wreckage were covered over and presumably remain there today.
You have control Bri.
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Spot on Well done.
The photo was taken in 1934. Makes one wonder about the economic situation that drove Germany to consider itself as continental conqueror. Regardless, the art decco terminal, still standing, has parasols still protecting the cafe crowd. The central round-about (traffic circle) is no longer barren. It supports several trees. Check Google Earth reference: Essen-Mulheim. You have control.
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I am curious, how did you know it was Essen?
Well done. The photo was taken in 1934. Makes one wonder about the economic situation that drove Germany to consider itself as continental conqueror. Regardless, the art decco terminal, still standing, has parasols still protecting the cafe crowd. The central round-about (traffic circle) is no longer barren. It supports several trees. Check Google Earth reference: Essen-Mulheim. You have control.
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I am curious, how did you know it was Essen?
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I am curious, how did you know it was Essen?
