6th Jan 2024, 07:24 - Wikipost
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Which Aerodrome Mk IV
Correct - Tarakan Juata.
Interesting spot - Juata is one the world's first oil fields - been on production since about 1890 (and looks like it - a green and pleasant land it is NOT). The Japanese bombed the island in 1941, the Dutch then blew the place up , the Americans bombed it during the war, the Japanese blew it up when the Australians invaded. the Indonesian freedom movement blew it up in about 1947 and the dutch blew it up before they left. Still keeps chugging away tho'.
It's very close to the Sarawak border - about 60-70 kms to Tawau and not much further to the S Philippines. The local fishermen all seem to have invested in long slim boats, painted matt black and powered by 3 massive out-board motors that take them up to 40 kt I believe. They all leave at dusk and are safety tied up at dawn. They look just like the fishing boats you see in Gibraltar. Fishing seems to be a lucrative pastime - which is quite odd as you rarely see any fish on the quayside - I expect they're in such high demand they're sold long before the average tourist gets down there.
Over to Noyade!
Interesting spot - Juata is one the world's first oil fields - been on production since about 1890 (and looks like it - a green and pleasant land it is NOT). The Japanese bombed the island in 1941, the Dutch then blew the place up , the Americans bombed it during the war, the Japanese blew it up when the Australians invaded. the Indonesian freedom movement blew it up in about 1947 and the dutch blew it up before they left. Still keeps chugging away tho'.
It's very close to the Sarawak border - about 60-70 kms to Tawau and not much further to the S Philippines. The local fishermen all seem to have invested in long slim boats, painted matt black and powered by 3 massive out-board motors that take them up to 40 kt I believe. They all leave at dusk and are safety tied up at dawn. They look just like the fishing boats you see in Gibraltar. Fishing seems to be a lucrative pastime - which is quite odd as you rarely see any fish on the quayside - I expect they're in such high demand they're sold long before the average tourist gets down there.
Over to Noyade!
Still more history in this one.
Sorry for the delayed confirmation - I'm out of time zone in Dubai at the (much reduced) Airport Show.
Dickson it is, or was. If you check the local community post you might spot the temporal error - there was very little aerial activity over Canberra, or anywhere else in the "early 19th century".
Dickson it is, or was. If you check the local community post you might spot the temporal error - there was very little aerial activity over Canberra, or anywhere else in the "early 19th century".
Last edited by Gne; 10th May 2023 at 11:50.
This one will last 5 minutes (there are some obvious clues), but I love the photo.
Both the roundels and fact that they're Beaufort Mk.VII's (note the fin shape) - yes, Australia.
New South Wales?
Not NSW.
Queensland?
teusje has it - it's Pearce, WA.
The big clue are the "PN" codes - 14 Squadron RAAF is unique in that it was formed at Pearce on 6th February 1939 (initially with Ansons, subsequently Hudsons then Beauforts), was based for the entire war there and then disbanded (again at Pearce) on 10th December 1945. They never left home!
The big clue are the "PN" codes - 14 Squadron RAAF is unique in that it was formed at Pearce on 6th February 1939 (initially with Ansons, subsequently Hudsons then Beauforts), was based for the entire war there and then disbanded (again at Pearce) on 10th December 1945. They never left home!
Does it still exist as a flying site?
Europe presumably?