No, not Nicosia, but a good guess as that was our ultimate destination - the Whirlwinds were in UN colours.

UN Whirlwinds in the latter days were from Akrotiri.

Tunis - Carthage Airport, Tunisia?

No, not Carthage.

That would be:

Day 1, Odiham - Orlean Bricy - Lyon Bron.
Day 2. Lyon Bron - Nice - Pisa.
Day 3. Pisa - Naples- Brindisi.
Day 4. Brindisi - Andravida- Athens.
Day 5. Athens - Rodos - Nicosia.

So it's one of them. :ok: PS. Bristows would have done it in one.

The Whirlwinds went in a Belfast.

Gosh, Forget, many more stops on your list than we actually took (we had fuel overload tanks fitted in the cabins). You are nearly right about the route except, curiously, the night-stop venue in the photograph is not in your list!

But somewhere in the middle you are close.

No, Tiger mate, there were no Belfasts available, although that was the preferred option. In a previous deployment of Whirlwind 10s, from UK to El Adem for an exercise, the first one had apparenrly arrived about two days after the exercise ended, and HQ 38 Gp had said "never again". So all eyes were on us for this one, with the UN in New York watching. I'll post the outcome after this staging airfield has been guessed.

How about Les Mureaux, France
ICAO: LFXU. Where I believe they built some of the Nord Atlas

Non, pas de France.

What! Air Clues wrong! :p

PS. I've just read the whole article and the 'itinerary' didn't work out. You were right

[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/cumpas/airc.jpg[/IMG]

Forget, how nice to see that article again! But we didn't quite follow that itinerary... What's on the next page?

Edit: And I have just re-read your post properly! So where's the picture?

I don't want to hi-jack the thread too much. Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send you the three pages.

Being a fellow Tiger, I should have got this sooner:
Odiham > Orleans-Bricy > Lyons > Nice>Pisa>Rome>Brindisi> Andravida> Athens > Rhodes > Cyprus

So Rome is the one differant from the previous list. Was the Israeli aircraft refuelling in preparation for a large sea crossing also?

Well done Tiger mate, Rome it was, and Ciampino to be exact. At that time Ciampino was a quiet, largely military, airfield, suitable for the likes of us. In recent times it has enjoyed something of a renaissance with the budget airlines using it.

All four 230 Sqn Whirlwinds arrived at Nicosia within 5 minutes of the op order time, thereby laying the ghost about SH deployments. Picture here of three at Nicosia airport, cooling off after landing. Over to you, Tiger mate, for the next puzzle!

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...sAtNicosia.jpg

Apologies to forget, I will change my 'handle' to Gazumpt!

http://www.artistic.flyer.co.uk/pruneport.jpg

Tiger Mate's challenge
 

RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire?

King Pong's challenge
 

Is it Heathrow?

Tiger Mate

I'll hazard a guess at Old Sarum.

No it isn't Heathrow:oh:
Another picture tonight if no one gets it

King Pong: Normal procedures here are that we run one quizz at a time.

Akrotiri Bad Boy, it is Old Sarum :ok:

You have control

forget:

Interestingly enough, I escorted 4 (I think) UN Wessex helicopters to Nicosia with a 267 Sqn Argosy (XP412) in February 1969.

We routed Benson - Odiham - Istres - Naples - Corfu - Athens - Nicosia. The odyssey took five days.

Sorry for the thread creep.

King Pong's challenge
 

Blackbushe perhaps.
However, as Tiger_mate says, could we just stick to one challenge at a time and adopt the rule if one wins then they post the next challenge or invite someone to if one is not able to.
Mel

King Pong,

I reiterate that the usual procedure is that only one challenge is outstanding at a time and new challenges are issued by the winner of the previous challenge.

Thus Akrotiri will be given a reasonable time in which to post the next challenge. Should he fail to issue a challenge within 12 hours or so, the floor will be open.

To The Regulars: How about declaring the floor open once in a while for people such I who don't have much chance at winning, yet have reasonable challenges??

Stick around Pong, the more the merrier.

Regards,

seacue (originator of this thread)

seacue
 

To The Regulars: How about declaring the floor open once in a while for people such I who don't have much chance at winning, yet have reasonable challenges?
I would go along with that.
Mel

Sorry Guys, I have now deleted my photos

Mr Pong,

I hope you'll post them again the next time it's thrown open to all comers.

Or win a challenge before then.

seacue

Control
 

Due to my complete ineptitude vis a vis posting photos I hereby relinquish control of this topic to the next challenger.:O

seacue
 

Thanks for starting this thread it is a great idea. However, could you possibly clarify the type of aerodrome that may be put up as a challenge?
At Post # 1 your stated:-"As in Which Cockpit, lets try to use elderly photos and not Google Earth pics".
Is it the intention to only include aerodromes that are still active but have undergone development or also those that were once active but now closed and could have possibly disappeared due to development of the land or facilities for other uses?
Mel

My preference would be for early pictures of aerodromes which are still in use. Famous aerodromes that no longer exist (Croydon, etc) should be granted an exception and I think are fair game. If I could find a good aero photo of Washington Hoover airport I might post it, but I don't think that a picture of just its "generic" terminal is suitable at this time. Maybe if the thread lasts long enough we'll get to that sort of thing.

I'd hope for an overall aero photo, but realize that they are not available in many or even most cases. A picture of the PanAm terminal at Dinner Key, Miami, would be best if taken from the air, for example.

I hope I'm sufficiently obscure.

BTW: I think the floor is open, where is King Pong?

Sorry I am loosing the plot now. Should I post my photos again now on this thread? Start a new thread or wait for an invite

Go ahead Pong, the floor is yours. Post your picture(s) on this thread.

Lacking any response from Pong, let's get going again.

This airfield is no longer active, although the main building is still used for an aviation purpose.
http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/Airport9.jpg

Floyd Bennett ?

Yes, Floyd Bennett. Perhaps an easy one to get things rolling again.

GCC, you have control.

Where is Floyd Bennett? & what is the aviation purpose it serves nowadays?

Thank you. I went there last year and thought it looked familiar. I'll put up a few pictures later if I may. I'll happily cede control to someone else.

Floyd Bennett is located in southern Brooklyn, New York City, close to the water on Jamaica Bay. It can sometimes be spotted on certain approaches into/departures from JFK. It used to be one of the early New York airports, possibly (if I recall) actually the first commercial airport for the city. The terminal is a fine example of pre-WW2 airport architecture.

I must say I am not sure what aviation purposes exist there today. The main terminal, still seen in the picture above, is being restored slowly, and it's possible to climb up to the control tower. Also, one of the hangars on the other side of the field may be used for some aviation restoration purposes. Years ago it housed an old 377 Stratocruiser. I think it may be housing the Concorde there that has temporarily moved from the River Hudson site of the Intrepid museum while the ship is being restored.

I understand that a small aviation exhibit or museum is taking form on the ground floor of the main building.

GCC, how about the next challenge?

According to Wikipedia, NYPD use Floyd Bennett as a heliport.

Yeah, c'mon GCC :)

Can I have a bash?

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...yne/img001.jpg