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Which Aerodrome Mk III
Could be Rose Bay , Sydney?
Crawley Bay, Western Australia? That looks remarkably like the University of WA in the background.
Asturias: Yes, a Saro London flying boat K9686, later lost on a mission to Norway in 1940. Not Rose Bay, though.
Well done, Dora-9 - it is indeed RAAF Crawley Bay /Pelican Point, starting point of the 3500nm Double Sunrise flights to Ceylon. As a sad footnote, the 4 Catalinas used were unceremoniously flown out to Rottnest Island and sunk in order to avoid payment to the U.S.A. under the terms of Lend Lease.
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/ducrawley.htm
Over to you, Dora!
A few more tales here for those interested:
https://gregoryno6.files.wordpress.c...rise-story.pdf
Sunrise for the Black Cats
Crawley Bay & Pelican Point some years later
Well done, Dora-9 - it is indeed RAAF Crawley Bay /Pelican Point, starting point of the 3500nm Double Sunrise flights to Ceylon. As a sad footnote, the 4 Catalinas used were unceremoniously flown out to Rottnest Island and sunk in order to avoid payment to the U.S.A. under the terms of Lend Lease.
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/ducrawley.htm
Over to you, Dora!
A few more tales here for those interested:
https://gregoryno6.files.wordpress.c...rise-story.pdf
Sunrise for the Black Cats
Crawley Bay & Pelican Point some years later
My old stomping ground in fact. Nothing to hand, so OH.
That looks remarkably like the University of WA in the background.
A hangar was used in the construction of this building in 1921. A bit more tonight.........
Last edited by OUAQUKGF Ops; 18th Feb 2021 at 15:15. Reason: Additional info.
Sorry chaps I didn't mean to confuse you. The film clip of the Saro Londons was an addition to gen on the previous challenge not this new one.
So sadly it is not a 'Chippy' in Poole or Plymouth.
So sadly it is not a 'Chippy' in Poole or Plymouth.
New Zealand?
Use of the term 'ATM' instead of 'Cash Machine' on the chippy and 'enlisted men' rather then 'junior ranks' billeted at the hotel would indicate USA/Canada or possibly Windies.