Which Aerodrome Mk III

[chevvron]

Open House.
I must admit, my success on that one is due to Self loading bear for posting the website about the RCV; once it mentioned Brooklands I twigged it but a question; would you try to land a replica Vimy on that strip? I wouldn't but it happened!

[mgahan]

Here's one that is both conventional history and a reverse history. I've a pallot load of additional pics if needed but the Peter principal may apply.

MJG

[kaikohe76]

The colour of the sea & possibly some of the buildings look not unlike the Queensland coast, but I would opt for Florida, but just where?.

[dook]

I'll go for Sunshine Coast Airport, Marcoola.

[Checklist Charlie]

Even includes the 'new' version of 12/30 currently under construction.

CC

[mgahan]

Dook has it as well as the correct airport name, these days. Used to be called Maroochydore. The picture from a newspaper article did not scan well; hence the strange colours.

CC has both the history and the "reverse history" - the future 12/30.

Further north east here in Tarawa the apron was under 30cm of water last night. Rising seas? Never- the heavens opened up a couple of weeks ago and it hasn't let up..

MJG

[dook]

Many thanks MJG.

[JENKINS]

Proper old job at Harrowbeer. Bed time at 2235, not available tomorrow morning UK time, so Open House if correct.

Silly footnote, Ian 'Beer' was Headmaster at 'Harrow' in the not too distant past.

[broadreach]

I'd like to comment on the "rules" discussion of a few days ago. Disapproval of Google Earth (GE) images can be understandable on the basis that it might allow anyone to post images of obscure airports to which the poster had never been. I suspect such posters would be quickly unveiled. And, on the other hand, how many in this thread have actually taken photographs of every airport they've ever been through? Some of the most interesting challenges in the last few months have been GE images, with accompanying cryptic clues.

Is there not some middle ground? E.g. airports we've been to/through/overflown?

[dook]

I think it's fine as it is. Use of your last suggestion would remove a few of us from the competition. I would certainly have to leave. As an ex-military fast-jet driver I didn't use that many airfields.

As an example, how many people have been through Harrowbeer ? I drove around it in my teens when it still resembled a disused airfield but perhaps nobody else here has. Or Roborough, where I learnt to fly on the Tiger Moth (G-ANOR which is still flying). I lived nearby you see.

JENKINS has correctly identified Harrowbeer and has called OH but might be back in time to post a new challenge.

[Asturias56]

I thought the challenge was THE AIRFIELD - not the exploits of the poster - similarly the age - why not modern airfields - most people don't have access to more than a few really old pictures - and if you get them off the web you'll be caught by Google Image Search (boo!! hiss!!!)

One thing that has struck me in my (short) participation is the that this thread - possibly above all others on Pprune - is civilized and run in a most polite fashion

I think we 're doing all right as is but we should be "mindful" of the rules - or rather guidelines set out ...............

[dook]

I completely agree.

Next challenge please.

[JENKINS]

Thank you dook, I acknowledge youthful driving. Now this since it is not Christmas, but will, I hope be significantly testing. Came to me from a Christmas book, very remote but it can be found. Never been there!

Clues there already.

[dook]

"clues" in plural eh.

I can't achieve these GE oblique images and don't know how to get them.

[JENKINS]

Images from 2D rather than 3D in Google Earth.

[nvubu]

Marshall Islands

I think you zoom in to street level - where it is flat, and then exit street level and scroll out until you get the desired view.

[broadreach]

Kure Atoll perhaps?

[dook]

Yes, but there would not be a street view image where the challenge is.

I was thinking French Polynesia.

[JENKINS]

Not Marshall Islands.

[dook]

Pukarua possibly.