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Which Aerodrome Mk III
Very good shot Jenkins, has it appeared in this 'theatre' before?.
Out of interest Wiki says that it closed in 1947 but I have a quarter- mil chart dated 1973 that shows it active. Anybody got any insight on what was happening between those dates?
Out of interest Wiki says that it closed in 1947 but I have a quarter- mil chart dated 1973 that shows it active. Anybody got any insight on what was happening between those dates?
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Thanks, 'twas here not too long ago. One within this parish wrote of living close to Akeman Street further East, and I have many long days of flying close to the road and also further East.
Now this. Visited several times with two different airlines, and always managed a visual approach. V22 very busy chez moi today.
Now this. Visited several times with two different airlines, and always managed a visual approach. V22 very busy chez moi today.
Looks like beach to the left
looks like marsh to the right
its is on the pointy end of a (pen)insula?
V22 = Osprey or balbuzard
Brits who give French criptics
Thats difficult for a Dutch Bolleboos
SLB
looks like marsh to the right
its is on the pointy end of a (pen)insula?
V22 = Osprey or balbuzard
Brits who give French criptics
Thats difficult for a Dutch Bolleboos
SLB
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Not England. Miles? Thought that kilometres were in vogue at the moment. Distance difficult to quantify; for me something like Munich to Helsinki was long range in my scheduled airline jobs, so perhaps a statement that I was a regional airline pilot might help.
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If I am right, we did this location less than a month ago, but with a non Google Earth photo from the other way.
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or maybe not, as that one (Chatham Island) had on 05 on the runway
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or maybe not, as that one (Chatham Island) had on 05 on the runway
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North at top, a very long way from Chatham Island. N.B. my affirmation of regional airline, and implication of Europe. The Chatham dynasty not too popular at this spot.
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Could the 'Chatham Dynasty' be the Royal Navy? Could the airfield be on one of the German Frisian Islands? I'll take a wild slash at the magnificently-named Wangerooge.
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I regret that this is not a 'Riddle of the Sands' island, although on reflection there is a distinct link between the book and this location. 'Chatham' refers to the family, not the Royal Navy.
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Yes, that's it. Erskine Childers, of course, leading you to Eire. I knew it in days of yore as Carrickfin, the local village. Nice breakfast there as the passengers on the oil charters headed off to the Atlantic.
OH declared.
OH declared.
A fun challenge as I spent a good deal of time exploring the various peninsulas (peninsulae?) of Northern Europe and made some interesting discoveries so thank you. And yes, Childers irish roots and eventual execution for gun running lead me up to N.I.
Eddie's Cafe appears to still be there.
Indeed, OH
Eddie's Cafe appears to still be there.
Indeed, OH