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Old 18th Dec 2010, 19:28
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Not Lady Elliot Island although there are similarities. I couldn't see this one on the index of airfields.
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Amazing resemblance, though!

D'Arros Island in the Seychelles

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RegDep is correct, Darros it is.
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Thanks olympus,

Posting something I have not flown in

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Looks like Alligator Alley International. AKA Dade-Collier
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Not in Florida. Not even near......
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Looks like Africa????
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Not Africa either. Still pretty far to go...
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Ok.

So can we start to narrow it down a bit.
Usual question from me, hemisphere, I'll go for northern ?

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Old 19th Dec 2010, 18:29
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Northern, for a change.
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Hmm, the surrounding trees look coniferous, the barn? at the bottom of the picture looks Scandinavian - red/brown walls. there's cultivated fields at the top right, so not so far north. Could be Canada, Scandinavia or even northern Germany. The forest looks planned with logging roads and fire breaks. The runways has been shortened - formerly military maybe? Are the brown patches heather? Looks almost Scottish. Off to some more research...
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Old 19th Dec 2010, 19:21
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At this point:

No to Canada
Yes to heather
Yes to ex-military (WWII auxiliary)

Edit to add:

No to Germany and Scotland.

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Well I've still no real idea. I don't think it's Denmark. Possibly Finland, or USA.

Can you post the name of the third-building-from-the-left's second-in-command's batman's cook during it's decommissioning period as a further clue?
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Old 21st Dec 2010, 07:09
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Aaaa? Do I hear some discontent brewing among the congregation?

OK. No names. My policy.

But a picture should help. Here's the recent challenge in the WC thread flying not so far from the challenge aerodrome.

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No discontent I'm sure !

I'll have a go @ Poland or Finland.

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Well, go to Finland, then. And this is an airport with both IATA and ICAO code, not half a square mile of island sticking out of water somewhere south . Not that I were discontent either .
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Kauhajoki ?

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Old 21st Dec 2010, 20:06
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You are there Mr. G!

All yours.

Edit to say: It's a nice place, this Kauhajoki. Went there a couple of weeks ago invited by the local Ford dealer to see a basket ball game in a Learning Center (they call schools that way). Great building with all learning tools imaginable. Watch those Finns!
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Ok guys, open house.

I am going to be off line for the next 2 weeks.

So can I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and good health all round.

I'll be back in 2011, see you then.

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All the best Mr G, and well done. I was Google Earthing Norway before the Finland clue! At least I correctly deduced 'coniferous', 'Scandinavian' and 'formerly military'.
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