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Old 25th Jan 2012, 19:18
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Time for a clue:

This air complex consisted both of a water and a land drome. Here is the land side a few years later.



The water drome no longer exists, but the land aerodrome does and is still active.

Although this location isn't in the UK, there is a British (non Empire) connection linked to the first picture.

Hope these help.

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Old 26th Jan 2012, 08:25
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Is it connected to one of those altruistic military interferences entered upon by the brits around the end of WWI ? "North Russia" perhaps ? LFH
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Old 26th Jan 2012, 08:26
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Kasumigaura Naval Air Station
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Old 26th Jan 2012, 12:03
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Kasumigaura Naval Air Station it is - sabredog has it.

The British connection was the British Air Mission in 1922 - the lakeshore drome was in the process of still being built as can be seen in the 1st image.

This is a later image - a complete change. The "road" on the left leads to the land aerodrome.

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Old 26th Jan 2012, 16:11
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Apologies for the delay;
Open House
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Old 27th Jan 2012, 06:31
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I hope this place has not been done.

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Old 27th Jan 2012, 07:37
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Complete guess, Woodford?

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Old 27th Jan 2012, 08:20
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Nope - kind of a strange one all those lancs are a little misleading but they are either "going to or coming back from" not sure which. I hope that is a vague enough clue.

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Victory Aircraft Company (Avro Canada),Malton Airport,Ont ?
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Well you're on the right side of the ocean!
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Would it be in Alberta
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Old 27th Jan 2012, 13:38
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East of Ontario.
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Could be Dorval ? OH if correct. LFH
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Old 27th Jan 2012, 16:01
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continue further east but it is not on an island.
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RCAF STATION PENNFIELD RIDGE,NS?
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia ? And if correct, are the Lancasters for Tiger Force ?
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Not Greenwood but you are getting closer.
Not sure if they are for "Tiger Force" but that would be my guess also.
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Thought I had one, but no good! Still looking...try this one, bit of a long shot as the hangar layout does not look right, RCAF Dartmouth NS? Nice challenge, I knew nothing of "Tiger Force" until now.

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Not sure if this ties in with the geographical clues, RCAF Lachine, Quebec.
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Yer close but in the wrong province.
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