Do You Know Where This Was Taken?
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RAF Hooton Park ? It's a similar hangar type (Belfast Truss)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ember_1953.jpg
Have to correct myself -
it seems to be Alexandra Park Aerodrome
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...drome_1923.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._1917-1924.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ember_1953.jpg
Have to correct myself -
it seems to be Alexandra Park Aerodrome
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...drome_1923.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._1917-1924.jpg
Last edited by wieesso; 17th Oct 2011 at 12:51.
That distinctive curve road should be a good clue, if it still exists. Hard to tell from modern Hooton Park, but I don't think so.
following correction - the road/building layout matches perfectly for Alexandra Park.
following correction - the road/building layout matches perfectly for Alexandra Park.
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The chart http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._1917-1924.jpg shows clearly, that this is Alexandra Park Aerodrome
and
compared with this photo
Alliott Verdon-Roe - Official website
and
compared with this photo
Alliott Verdon-Roe - Official website
The treed park (top centre) is Alexandra Park, and the large church (top edge, left of centre), is St Mary's.
Isn't google maps great!?
I would guess the photo was taken from an Avro 504K from the bracing arrangement (double links between ailerons).
Isn't google maps great!?
I would guess the photo was taken from an Avro 504K from the bracing arrangement (double links between ailerons).
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Fantastic! It was one of a number of large photographs bought by a friend at a Fair. The source of the photographs was from a Manchester newspaper archive
