Which Aerodrome Mk III

[evansb]

I just can't wait, so here is another mystery aerodrome:

[India Four Two]

Follow up to my post of the CYEG picture. The photo is looking east. The town is Leduc, which is famous, not for its proximity to the airport, which was only built in 1961, but for being the namesake of the Leduc No. 1 oil discovery in 1947, which ushered in the modern era of oil exploration in Alberta and is thus indirectly led to me ending up in my first job in Calgary.




Leduc No. 1

[India Four Two]

evansb's picture - lots of Mossies, a Nissen hut and a Proctor. Somewhere in the UK?

Rockets under the wings. Banff strike wing?

[Asturias56]

I'm sure I've seen that airfield picture before.......................

[chevvron]

Or maybe Hunsdon

[JENKINS]

One such image purports to be Dallachy in February 1945, but I imagine Banff itself to be the answer. There was, after all, a good publicity chain available to the Banff Wing. Had a picnic years ago in the lay-by wherein lies the Memorial. Have even flown a Chieftain with a Banff Wing pilot as pilot's assistant.

Cannot claim this after earlier input. Quite an effective unit I believe.

[Asturias56]

https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/ban...sation-104941/

has the picture...................

[evansb]

RAF Banff, Boyndie Scotland is correct. India Four Two mentioned Banff first so he has control.

[India Four Two]

Thank you. I must confess that it was an inspired guess. The location was obviously in the UK and hills in the background made me think it might be Scotland, and Banff was the obvious choice for a swarm of Mossies.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many Mossies in one picture. Imagine how much they would be worth now, if they hadn’t come unglued!

Standby while I come up with a worthy challenge.

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

Thank you. I must confess that it was an inspired guess. The location was obviously in the UK and hills in the background made me think it might be Scotland, and Banff was the obvious choice for a swarm of Mossies.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many Mossies in one picture. Imagine how much they would be worth now, if they hadn’t come unglued!.

When '633 Squadron' was being filmed at Bovingdon in 1963, there were 12 of them there but only about 5 in flying condition.

[India Four Two]

but only about 5 in flying condition.

... and by 1969, there was only one. I wonder what happened to the other four.

Here’s an airfield where I rented an aircraft but never flew from that runway.



Sorry about the size. I’ll see if I can increase it.

[Asturias56]

If you rented the plane but didn't fly from there how did you get out? Taxi down the highway for 50 kms or so???

Are we in N America?

[India Four Two]

If you rented the plane but didn't fly from there how did you get out?

All will be revealed in the fullness of time.

We are in North America .

[Asturias56]

N America - big place.......

Do the natives mutter "oh Canada!" or stand tall singing "Star Spangled Banner" - or of course I mustn't forget my challenge last year perhaps "Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé, Contre nous de la tyrannie...."

I doubt it's "Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit, Niaqqut ulissimavoq qiinik.Qitornatit kissumiaannarpatit , Tunillugit sineriavit piinik."

[India Four Two]

The locals sing "O Canada!" and there is no muttering, it's belted out just as loudly as those singing the "Congreve Rocket" song, but without the hand-on-the-heart thing! Incidentally, I have just discovered after nearly 50 years of being in Canada, that the song was originally commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint Jean Bapiste Day celebrations. The original lyrics were in French; an English translation was published in 1906. That is a rather ironic history.

Your last sentence made me check to see if Greenland was part of North America - it had never occurred to me before. According to Wikipedia, it is, so that must be true.

Here's a wider view, which will narrow the location down to two provinces and one territory:

[dook]

If those are the Rockies I think we may be in British Columbia.

[India Four Two]

dook, right on both counts.

[Asturias56]

Ah - Invermere? GE looks v brown cp your shot

Wait 24 hours to confirm!

as Senior Pilot said (What Cockpit post # 1350 07/01/20) "Quite simply, you can post and discuss to your heart's content from the moment a challenge appears, but the declaration of a winner will not occur until 24 hours has elapsed. This applies to all three competition threads: a reference Wiki also covers the airfield thread.I would emphasise that all threads should respect that this is the Aviation History & Nostalgia forum with an expectation of historic images and/or subjects please."

[India Four Two]

Buon pomeriggio, signor Asturias,

Your reminder of the 24 hour rule causes me to respond with "At this time, I can neither confirm or deny."

Come back in two hours.

[sycamore]

I42,now +40 hrs...
You must be on Newfie or Quebec time,...!!