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Mr_Grubby 2nd May 2009 15:48

Are we talking North America, maybe Canada ?

C.

Hyperborean 2nd May 2009 16:14

Bauerfield, Port Vila, Vanuatu.Open house if correct.

Cubs2jets 2nd May 2009 22:30

Hyperborean is correct! :ok: Bauer Field, Port Villa, Vananutu.

Open House has been declared.

C2j

Warmtoast 2nd May 2009 22:50

As its Open House try this for size.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...chAirfield.jpg

evansb 3rd May 2009 03:26

RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, England. This is a choice photograph. The air conditioned DH Vampire FB9s were flown by Royal Australian Air Force pilots based at Malta for a period.

Warmtoast 3rd May 2009 10:03

evansb you have it in one! Over to you.

These Luqa (Malta) based RAAF FB9's came to the UK for the Queen's Coronation Review in July 1953 and were temporarily based at Horsham St Faith. Not sure whether they took past in the fly-past or were on static display at Odiham, but assume some of them did.

BEagle 3rd May 2009 11:04

Formation 24 of the Coronation Review consisted of 12 Vampire FB9s from 78 Wing, RAAF Malta, operated from RAF Horsham St. Faith. They flew over Odiham at 15:54 at 1600 ft and 265 KIAS, led by G/C B A Eaton.

78 Wing was composed of 75 and 76 Sqns, RAAF.

evansb 3rd May 2009 13:24

Thanks Wt. Here is the next "Which Aerodrome?":
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD090503.jpg

Flap40 3rd May 2009 13:56

I'll start with Antwerp?

evansb 3rd May 2009 15:45

Not Antwerp, but close.

brakedwell 3rd May 2009 16:02

Le Touquet Cote d'Opale

evansb 3rd May 2009 16:48

Sorry, not Le Touquet. Flap40's guess was closer. The mystery aerodrome is no longer.

merlinxx 3rd May 2009 16:52

Maybe..
 
Hilversum ?

evansb 3rd May 2009 16:56

Sorry, not Hilversum, NL.

G-ARZG 3rd May 2009 20:30

Grimbergen?

evansb 3rd May 2009 20:35

Not Grimbergen, but the country is correct.

Krakatoa 4th May 2009 10:57

RAAF Vampires
 
I think the RAAF Vampires were based at Takali not Luqa.

evansb 4th May 2009 11:17

According to a RAAF 75 Sqd. history source, the RAAF operated the Vampire F.B.9s initially from RNAS Hal-Far, Malta, and later moved to Ta'Qali (Takali).

evansb 4th May 2009 16:11

Photo taken at mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...WAD090503a.jpg

spook 4th May 2009 18:25

Haren-Evere?


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