Nope guys - think smaller island. Between Indo and PNG

As in the film 'The Road To ****?'

Sorry, not that chev.

The airstrip was also attacked by 78 Sqn Kittyhawks in Sep '44

Think Moluccas/Kai

well certainly an enigma. google has been useless.

the kai islands consist of kai kesil and kai besar.
langgoer airfield is the only name I've found and I found a wartime aerial shot.
certainly not that airfield.

(until now I had never heard of the kai islands.)

ya got me going on this one!

You might try Kavieng. :)

kavieng is slightly the wrong shape

F-4 Lightning Aerial View of Kavieng Airfield

I was just going on this 1943 target map.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8deecb04.jpg

can't see a match with kairatoh airfield either.
...but then I havent found a photo.


lighting mate I have noticed a similarity in the layout of kavieng as well.
almost as though the same plan was the basis of a number of airfields.

Agree dubble - there's a dearth of information on wartime airfields in the area: such as Langgoer. My own information, and the photo, comes from John Bennett's book High Traditions.

got me absolutely Sir Tuft

LM,

That's very myopic logic. A photo's a photo, no matter what its source. If knowing or owning the source of an original photo was a forum rule, what would be the point? Whilst I said there is a dearth of internet info, some does exist, especially when linked to my clues. The challenge was perfectly valid.
(And from one Pom to Another, please stop dictating -- it's tiresome)

Chaps,

The airfield was the Japanese airstrip at Faan on Kai Kecil

I thank thee!

Thread drift. I have. In the early 90s I was involved in the drilling of a very expensive and spectacularly dry exploration well, offshore Kai Besar.

In Indonesian, besar means big and kecil (pronounced ketch-eel) means small. Obvious when you look at the map.:)

LM, relax, it's only a game. You're not dealing with a HYD 1 or HYD 2 failure!

Please cut out the snide AND abuse, and stay on topic. The 'stuff' offered is not welcome here.

PPP

Pop

Oh c'mon. A little heavy. No abuse here, and only a little picky - unless you've had a PM?

Your opinion perhaps, cuefaye, but not mine.

So let's move on - under the circumstances, I think it's Open House

Open house eh?

OK, try this easy one...

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/9...8e290196bb.jpg

cuefay's challenge was interesting. in my days of searching I never saw mention of the airfield name Faan even once. amazing the holes in published information. a day seaching in the area of the islands and not a mention.
that's what challenges are all about though.

for John Hill's.
wouldnt happen to be an old Fokker Friendship at your museum?

Most definitely not an F.27....

No, not our F27 (which has gone to Ferrymead some time ago).

The MEL for that a/c must be some document!!

Emeritus :E

What does MEL mean?

I'm going to guess Ardmore

a mel is the minimum equipment list. it gives a schedule of what the aircraft can have broken and still be flown.

Sorry, not Ardmore.

Once the Poms wake up they will have this one in no time at all!

That would be the view from the sharp (err, rounded) end of ex-Safe Air Argosy ZK-SAE at Renwick, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Yep, twice as loud!

well looking up the list of south island museums ...wigram ?

I should be really tough and ask for the name of the airport, Woodbourne, but as it is actually across the road I think no one could argue with Renwick.

Over to you sir!

Due to my lack of uploading skills, open house.

chimbu may regret this :E

this airfield is in australia.
it is a gravel strip built to take fully loaded C130 Hercs.
name the town.

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...ps44fb0f8b.jpg

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/...psaf7d826a.jpg

the airfield was created/upgraded by an ex merchant banker who loved a boags. the airstrip has about 18 inches of compressed limestone as a foundation. methinks it is one of the best gravel strips in australia.

:ugh::ugh::ugh:

Aah Boags - Tassie then?

But a bit dry looking maybe? So SW Oz?

no sir both suggestions are incorrect. try further west :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Perenjori (YPJI), Western Australia ?

evansb my boy you are correct. you win today's air guitar.

you guys may have realised that the Barwick Airfield sign was a total red herring. when the strip was developed the merchant banker wanted it named after a WW2 aviator, born locally I think. When the council found out what certifying the strip would cost they dropped the idea.
The name remains but is only locally known.

evansb you have the next challenge.:D

Thank you. Here is the next mystery 'drome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf2f5e7f7.jpg

leinster WA ?

Not Leinster. Go east.

GE is currently broken but could it be Thargomindah Qld?