May be, it was a little bit difficult. Here is another pic from the airport. The old apron was on the north side, upper side of the pic.

Sorry, if there are too many pixels

http://member.file-upload.net/seneca/zsrrp.jpg

Well that defo looks like Innsbruck to me.

Yes, it is Innsbruck. You have control.

A Bonus point for the date!
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jode.../Image0006.JPG

Wild guess - could it be Renfrew?

Date - hmm mid 50s - but another wild guess is that the date might be a significant clue......

Not Renfrew but you are in the right decade.

Northolt?
plus an extra character

Not Northolt.

The aircraft is seen arriving, having departed from Heathrow.

1954, a Pionair at Schiphol?

Not Schiphol either - wrong country

Flap40's challenge
 

BEA Pioneer G-ALXK leaving Gatwick on the first flight from Gatwick after its re-opening by the Queen on the 9th June 1958.
Mel

Mel has it. I agree that the caption on the photo had it as departing but I think it could be arriving. The engineer seems to be walking towards the aircraft which I find unusual if it was departing.

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Thanks for that Flap40. I tried a search on Google regarding this event and a reference came up stating that HM the Queen arrived for the opening ceremony in a DH Heron but when I tried to log on I discovered access was not possible due to either a fault or a problem with my firewall.
Here is the next challenge:-
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...ortquiz020.jpg
Mel

Just on the basis of the Finnair Convair, is it Helsinki?

Mel's Challenge
 

Duckbutt. Not Helsinki,sorry.

Rome Ciampino?

Mel's Challenge
 

Flap40 sorry not Rome Ciampino, too far south and Duckbutt was too far north.
Mel

Is it Gatow?

how about lux .. longest european route in the 50s hel/got/lux/bcn/agp

Mel's Challenge
 

LFT and JENKINS. This one is not Gatow but you are in the right country.
warrior28 Not Lux either.

May be Hannover?

Mel's Challenge
 

dash7fan- This one was not Hannover. The date is around early 1950s

Mel's Challenge
 

Dusseldorf,perchance?

Mel's Challenge
 

sabredog, has it it was Dusseldorf in 1953.:ok::D Sorry for the delay.
You have control.

Mel's Challenge
 

Thank you,Mel.
It is now open to the floor .
Sabredog

Clues on request..

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...411yahoo-1.jpg

Domodedovo?

In the unlikely event this wild guess is right, it's open house, I'm away.

Brussels - Belgium?

I note a couple of US C130s and is that also a C141 or C5 tail over on the left? So Russkies and US jobs - I'm wondering whether it's somewhere in central asia - eg one of the 'stans' - then again, it doesn't appear arid enough? Am I barking up the wrong tree??

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I will stick my neck right out on this one and say Glasgow-Prestwick possibly.

The pic was taken 2 years ago and only 4 of the 6 identifiable aircraft are in flyable condition...

Dover Air Force Base??

If I,m right, what are the Russians doing there. Was it a State visit?

Correct, it's Dover AFB (again, forgot I posted one a week or so ago), not sure if it was a State Visit though? Got a bit of a surprise when I saw these 4 sitting on the ramp I can tell you. Open House .

2005 World Summit:
http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/events/det...13_93729.shtml

Sorry, just realised that the wrong person declared open house. If dixi188 posts one then I'll remove mine.

Clue 1;

I last landed an aircraft here on 9th July 1970 (VC10 G-ARVL). Since then time has stood still (for the airport, not for me). The check-in desks, passport control and cafes are still as I remember them. The runways are intact. However there are no passengers to walk through these doors.

Clue 2;

The doors of this European airport were locked in 1974

Nicosia?


Open house if yes.

Jerry is correct. Nicosia International Airport.

Have a go at this one:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...rportquiz1.jpg

The SSK challenge
 

Grimbergen, Belgium (EBGB).