anyone ident please?

[rog747]

anyone ident this airfield please?

eBay slide here, scroll down the page for big photo
B.O.A.C. Bristol Britannia and RAF Comet 2 in Africa (?) original slide BOAC | eBay

BOAC brit and RAF comet 2

where is it, ta ever so

[Cows getting bigger]

I'm going to have a punt at Katunayake in Ceylon.

[rog747]

ok, Ceylon...?

only thing is the trees...Ceylon has lots of palm trees and is quite tropical
looking...

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ml#post6484782

[Cows getting bigger]

I'm still nosing around this one. Interestingly, the Comet in the picture is known for one of the very first round the world trips. I'm also intrigued that the livery is slightly non-standard, missing the RAF writing along the fuselage.

[wub]

I think the writing is there, is just washed out in the slightly overexposed photo.

[DaveReidUK]

where is it, ta ever so

Entebbe (original terminal building) ?

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I think Dave is right. Look at the various photos on this link especially the one of theC170/180 taking-off. The control tower has changed but the hangar is quite unique.

[sedburgh]

There's a couple of pictures here of XK669 at Naples in that colour scheme ( lower than normal cheat line, silver or natural metal fin & rudder)

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Philip Morten

[Warmtoast]

I was at Negombo/Katunayake 1957 and took these photos there. Far side of the runway was notable for the coconut palm plantations.

These were taken looking across the runway from the ATC dispersal area.





What a wonderful line-up:
TWA Connie
RAF Comet
2 x Valiants
2 x Shacks
Hastings
Valetta
and a RCYAF Dove - I think!

[rog747]

now i have seen the entebbe archive pics it DOES look like its there i think!

Entebbe Airport 1952 - 1962

the trees certainly look like Africa and the control tower looks very similar