Maldives ???

C.

How about Penang?

Mr. G,
not the Maldives.

bd,
Heading in the right direction from Colombo, but not Penang.

Port Moresby, PNG ??

C.

Mr.G,

Getting closer!

Two clues:

1. The airport terminal picture has something in common with the Silhouette Thread.

2. This may be a give away, but I cannot resist posting this picture, sent by a friend, of one of my favourite aircraft operating from this airport

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../WAF090421.jpg

Well thank goodness it is not Columbo, TV series?

Get a grip, Mokmer, NNG.

Yes I agree, my favourite a/c as well.

One of many I saw at Dunsfold .

Yes I am afraid the photograph was indeed a giveaway.

Ciarain.

ps. 322 Squadron?

A long shot - Butterworth

Honiara, Solomon Islands ???

C.

Ciarain's got it.

Mokmer airport on Biak Island in the former Netherlands New Guinea, now Irian Jaya province of Indonesia.

I don't know which RNAF squadron N-222 belongs to, but I think I can see the sawtooth LE and the outboard hardpoint of an F6.

My reference to Silhouettes was the two Bird of Paradise outlines on the concrete structure in front of the terminal. Biak is famous for its Birds of Paradise.

The carefully obfuscated street sign in the foreground says "Dr Albert Plesmanplein". Albert Plesman was one of the co-founders of KLM.

Over to you, KK.

PS Peter Falk is probably in the Morris Minor waiting for a suspect to arrive ;)

PPS Concerning Hunters, I saw the famous 22 aircraft loop at Farnborough in 1958. I didn't realise how special it was at the time.

I had to cheat a bit by finding out where Dutch Hunter F.6 were deployed in New Guinea.

I do not have anything to post -so openhouse.

Ciarain.

Thanks KK, I will step in with this.


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pfromOELAT.jpg

India Four Two.

What was special about the 22 A/C loop?

I remember the 229OCU (Chivenor) Aerobatics in the late '60s or early '70s.
36 hunters in 229 and E II R formation.

dixi188,

Ah, but did the Chivenor boys do loops and barrel rolls? I'm trying to imagine the formation changes to ensure that the letters were still readable from the ground :eek:

"Mirror 2 go! d go!"

I did see the JPs do "EIIR" at Abingdon in 68, but that was strictly straight and level.

Male, Maldives?

Rgds
AAO

You got it, over to you AAO.

The next one;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tts/KHI003.jpg

Rgds
AAO

Somewhere in Israel?

Sorry, not Israel.

It's usually a bit warmer in Israel than it is here.....

Rgds
AAO

Reminds me of Kuwait new.

Not Kuwait sorry.

Move to cooler areas....

Rgds
AAO

Is it Liverpool (EGGP)?
I seem to remember the terminal used to look a bit depressing from the ramp.

If I didn't know better, I'd say it looked a little like an airside view of Arrivals at EMA.

But I don't remember all those lifeboats on the roof!

Neither Liverpool or East Mids, sorry.

Still need to move to cooler areas....

Rgds
AAO

It seems to have a Russian look about it, but if so where are all the derelict Tupolevs and Illyushins ;)

It wouldn't be Bromma would it?

I'm sure the derelict Ilyushins & Tupolevs are there somewhere....

Rgds
AAO

The style of architecture suggests Islamabad to me

Time to spare, go by air

Hen draig

Granted it does look like Islamabad (but isn't, sorry). Thats not usually cooler than Liverpool or East Mids though.

I.e., it's somewhere cold!

& where there is very likely to be I42's derelict Ilyushins & Tupolevs.

Rgds
AAO

A wild guess.......Novosibirsk?

Dave

Message to self. Do not post without reading other replies.

Tashkent always seems to have a number fo surplus aircraft sitting decaying and the same style of architecture.

Hen Ddraig

Neither Novosibirsk nor Tashkent, sorry.

Definately on the right track though. Novosibirsk being closest so far.

Rgds
AAO

......purely by geography , Irkutsk ???

Getting closer....

Rgds
AAO

Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Batar)?

Not Irkutsk, but in the Irkutsk Oblast.

Bratsk airport. Strangely there does not seem to be the usual Russian aeronautical junkyard here - just a lot of empty fighter alert pads.

I don't think I want to go there - some quotes from Wikipedia:
and

It is indeed Bratsk. Over to you I42.

Rgds
AAO

Thanks, AAO.

Next:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../WAF090430.jpg

Kindley Field, Corregidor Island?

C2j

c2j, you are correct. I think you must have inspired the song "I've been everywhere." :)

I've just been on a day-trip to Corregidor, and so it was an obvious choice.

The long ridge in the distance is the largest part of island, where all the coastal batteries and barracks are. The slightly closer, darker and smaller ridge is the hill which contains the famous Malinta Tunnel.

Here is what looks like a posed photo of Ki-21 Sally bombers over Corregidor. Kindley Field is at the bottom left.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...seaircraft.jpg

Over to you.

Thanks, I42,

I've been fortunate to travel widely in my career. I spent a number of years flying out of Singapore and my wife is from your "location".

The new challenge is an early picture of what has become the international airport in the capital city of this country. This picture was taken circa 1943.

C2j

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1241180064