Which Aerodrome Mk III

[Dora-9]

Yes it is. The Ansett Terminal is the easternmost Igloo, while the rectangular metal framed hangar (just visible on the RHS of frame) is the one furthermost away in the wartime shot. It always felt slightly odd, after the aerodrome had "moved", to drive past and look over what had previously been a very busy and congested apron area and what was now an impossibly small area of bitumen, slowly breaking up and with grass growing up through it...

[Dora-9]

Having been fighting (unsuccessfully) for the last 24 hours with Photobucket, which refuses to "play nicely", I've finally managed to upload my next submission:

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[asw28-866]

Fertile fruit growing area down under perchance?

[Dora-9]

Downunder, yes. If you're hinting about the possible fertilizer (from what the area is infamous but noted for), then yes. If not, I'll explain this very obscure clue later...

[Dora-9]

OK, a clue then: one of the handful of airfields used for the mass scraping of RAAF aircraft after WWII ended...

[nvubu]

Would it be Werribee Airfield?

[asw28-866]

I think we are on the same page Dora-9, I was referring to 'Mamma & Pappa Poo'!

[Dora-9]

nvubu is correct, it is Werribee. You have the con!

asw28 - yes, on the same wavelength indeed.

The two uppermost hangars still exist, the very top one houses a B-24 restoration project.

[nvubu]

Thank you, that was an interesting search.


Here's a recent picture of a long gone airfield.

[eckhard]

Great Sampford, north of Stansted, near Thaxted and Wimbish Green.

[nvubu]

Spot on eckhard, Great Sampford it is - thought it would be named fairly quickly.

You have control.

[eckhard]

Try as I might, I can't seem to attach a photo using my iPad.
So: Open House!

[Russell Gulch]

As it's OH, I'm going to offer two photos for the same aerodrome building, but there is a catch, there are two aerodromes involved
Both aerodrome names would be nice to pass the batton.
So, Where was the original aerodrome, and which aerodrome is it on now?


Bonus point for the name of the Bar, which is not inside the Tower.

Russ







Russell

[nvubu]

What an interesting search that was.

At first I was going in the direction of Mildenhall and Thorpe Abbots as the Thorpe Abbotts tower has the same shaped structure on top, but couldn't rationalise the aircraft in the image. unless it was at Mildenhall

Now I have: National Museum of the USAF / Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. for the location of the tower (a replica?). The Nissan hut comes from Debden and houses The Belly Tank Bar.

[David Thompson]

The Nissan hut

Nissen hut I believe !

[Russell Gulch]

Ill give that to you nvubu since you name both airfeilds Debden and Wright-Patterson. The Tower is the very one from Debden, not a replica, relocated to Datyon. You also get the bonus point for the name of the bar which was also relocatted
You well-deservedly have the control.
Russ

[nvubu]

Thanks Russell.

From the National Museum of the USAF website here

Note: This reproduction of the 1942 standard control tower, representative of 8th Air Force control towers used in Great Britain during World War II, is located on the museum grounds in the Air Park. The building is open from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday from January through March (closed Monday through Thursday) and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily April through December.

The tower at Debden looks very different.


I don't have anything right now - but will have this evening - so OPEN HOUSE.

[chevvron]

The tower at Fulbeck used to have a VCR of similar design.

[nvubu]

A bit earlier than I thought .... but it is evening somewhere in the world.

Here's the next airfield.

[David Thompson]

'Colinski Airfield' at Spadeadam in Cumbria .
Unsurprisingly looks nothing like an airfield on the ground but you need to view it on Google Earth .
Plenty to post but no idea how to so open house !