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Ground temp,-55*C,and you will fog it out....
Google ,`D H-T,explorer/Commando for further info... |
An adventurous but sadly short life!
Expedition report here (I see H-T originally named the island after Neville Chamberlain).. OH declared |
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Well if this is the same Yacht she sails under the Portuguese Flag........
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6fa3d6fe6c.jpg A bit more digging. So is the Aerodrome that of Cascais where this yacht appears to be based? |
Its overhead - must be Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, Madeira, commonly known as Madeira Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto da Madeira) or Funchal Airport (Aeroporto do Funchal) or Saint Catherine Airport (Aeroporto de Santa Catarina) (IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA),
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Not everybody likes him but he is a great footbalplayer.
I can understand the Madeirians want honor him with an Aeroporto. But he surely does not deserve such a statue: https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d19f17b2a.jpeg |
last time we were there we were taken for an Island tour by a tiny young lady in an enormous Merc - we mentioned we'd seen a top of the line Ferrari parked in town the day before and she indicated it belonged to the Island's most famous son.
"Ah" says Senora A "He keeps it here to impress the home-town girls" The young lady curled her lip. "Him? He bought it to impress HIS MOTHER!" :p |
And yes its an awful statue - and its not the only one - there are several around Europe and they are all grim - I think its the hair that's the problem
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I think it's better than the first attempt....
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...onaldobust.jpg |
Well, that's the 24hrs up and so it's congratulations to Asturias56. Over the years we've had many arial views of airports but I don't think we have previously had a view from below.
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Thankyou - for several minutes I was peering into the background of the OP looking for the runway until the penny dropped :ugh:. The combination of overhead, those pillars and being sea side reminded me immediately of FNC (and its interesting landings).
Lets try this:- https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d59d5ca4cd.jpg |
Swinderby?
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Originally Posted by Flap40
(Post 11005746)
Well, that's the 24hrs up and so it's congratulations to Asturias56. Over the years we've had many arial views of airports but I don't think we have previously had a view from below.
But that is not below the runway itself. Only lights on top of it. |
True, i'd forgotten that one.
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Indian Subcontinent ?
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The challenge isn't in the UK nor on the sub-continent
It's quite a pleasant spot but doesn't have any scheduled services https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ee7a3346ea.jpg |
Former Soviet Union?
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No , not the FSU. One of those places that has been occasionally important in the history of it's own country but hasn't bothered the bulk of history. Quite a reasonable sized spot but not a major tourist area either.
No important figures from here either - not even dodgy , diving footballers............... |
Well, I hesitate to ask if it is in Scandinavia - but you never know!
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Occasional use as a drag strip...judging by the tyre/oil tracks...?
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