I Knew I'd get one one day. Unfortunately I'm away from home and unable to access my picture collection. So Open House.

Sorry about that Hen Ddraig, but it gives me an opportunity to post a picture from another part of the world where, like Wales, dragons feature prominently in folk-lore

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v.../IMG_0383A.jpg

A couple posts ago a Dubendorf photo was posted by evansb. While I have not visited there in 30 years, they had an outstanding collection of early aero engines - two dozen or more pre-1920. What a way to see the technology evolving in the early days!

India Four Two's challenge
 

Hello Simon! Thar be dragons! (and an ATR-72 freighter by the looks of it);)
Is it Phnom Penh, Cambodia (VDPP)? Below is a photo of Aviation Royale Khmer Gardan GY-80 Horizon trainers taken forty years ago.
Regards, Brian
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...anstitre-3.jpg

bri,

That's the one - Phnom Penh, Cambodia, taken two weeks ago. The tower has that very 60's look, but the rest of the airport terminal is very modern.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMG_0608.jpg

It's actually a Vietnam Airlines ATR72 in the foreground. The freight door is the baggage compartment in the forward part of the passenger cabin.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/IMG_0382.jpg



Over to you.

Simon

Thanks Simon! I can almost smell the fresh paint. Here is the next challenge. Put your thinking-toques on!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD090216.jpg

Could it be Schiphol, Nederlands, long, long ago?

Reminds me of Claresholm

That's because it is Claresholm ;) All 12 runways still useable.

Claresholm Industrial, Alberta (CEJ4), formerly RCAF Claresholm (CYOM). Only runway now listed is 03/21. If you are a glider pilot, most of southern Alberta, east of the Rocky Mountains, is considered a runway.;) Krakatoa has control.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...0/clares-1.jpg

Drat - would have got that one - my old man learnt to fly there in'53 on the Harvard with the RCAF - will get there someday............

Claresholm
 

Also learned to fly there in 53. Happy memories.
Open house

While we are waiting .....

Brian, I should clarify my comment about "all runways being usable".

Sensible aviators should use the nice smooth 03L/21R provided by Claresholm Council. However, if you choose to fly with no engine (or there is a strong Chinook blowing), then all runways are useable:

2005 Canadian Nationals start grid on 15L (you can see the forecast was for weak thermals ;) - it was the wettest summer on record in Alberta)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/P1010016.jpg

Some of the runways need a little more care than others - 21L for example:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...2/P1010027.jpg

Here's one that doesn't appear on the list

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...d/airfield.jpg

Could that be Christchurch, hampshire? If it is open-house.

Woody

Correct wwoody01. Open house it is.

Christchurch.

I should have known that. I used to live to the left of the far end of the strip.

It's all houses now and the windy road through the middle is called "The Runway".
Most of the other roads are named after British aircraft types from all makers but for some reason the products of AIRSPEED and DE HAVILLAND are missing, and this was their factory.

My Father worked there on Vampires, Venoms and Sea Vixens.

Sorry for drift.

No drift at all. This is Aviation History and Nostalgia.:ok:

May I submit the next challenge?

http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/AptQ7.jpg

Looks as though a hint is needed.

http://users.erols.com/rcarpen/AptQ8.jpg

FXE, Ft Lauderdale Executive

C2j