Avord looks possible but there have been a lot of changes if it is

It's not Avord - bit too far south.

Here is a series of overheads taken December 12 1918.
https://clz8ha.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none
click on the image for a larger version.

There are two aerodromes in this image.


edit to add: I think this is only the southern portion. The majority of the first photo is just off the top of this image.


Further edit: This is the southern aerodrome. Mostly gone by 1944 - Bits of it appear in the first image where it the interesting rail layout was noted.

It's not Tours.

Was a bomber base during the Battle of Britain, FW190 later on.


edit to add: bit south of Tours

Well done Jenkins, The first image is of Romorantin-Pruniers, the second is of the Romorantin-Gievres aerodromes.

To match the second, look at the rhombus of roads/rails made by the D976 north of Gievres and the rail that passes through the town.

The multitude of buildings were a balloon assembly plant - close-up of some of them.
https://ozckjw.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none


Have you managed to sort out your technology?

Condat sur Vezere?

If not it looks similar but I've not been in there since 1991.

http://www.pprune.org/members/326184...601-151901.jpg

Bloody hell...... that didn't last long !!

it's a bit out of the way but a beautiful area

over to Flap 40

Thanks. Short, narrow and rather steep if I remember correctly.

I'm away from home at the moment so open house.

nvubu:

I'm not for a second challenging you (I wouldn't dare, given your encyclopaedic knowledge and seemingly limitless supply of wonderful photos - btw more, please), but where did you get your information regarding the wartime use of Romorantin from?

According to the comprehensive Luftwaffe Airfields 1933-1945 site (http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf), the Luftwaffe used it as an aircraft park until 1941 and then again as a ground training base for Luftwaffe recruits 1943/1944. There are no operational units listed as being based there, whilst 1./JG 105 (an operational training unit) was there in 1943.

The site also lists the various Allied raids, culminating in the June 4th effort.

Cheers.

My knowledge only comes from the source documents I have access to. When I need further info I have to search for it, and in this case I used the wiki page for Romorantin - Pruniers Air Detachment which had the details of use in WWII.

I wasn't aware that document - I have it now so will keep it in mind in future. It is good to be challenged if it leads to more accuracy in the future.

I had the same image in two locations with attributions for both 4th and 6th June. As the sources are both contemporary, I thought it best to include both dates.

I only looked for Romorantin in my WWI sources after posting the first image and came across the wonderful images of the Romorantin Gievres complex and thought I just had to share them. I think I've got all the source images of the composite in large scale as well.

should go quick!
 

Ouston, a little west of Newcastle. OH I'm afraid - away with work.

Royal Navy Airfield ?

edit to add: : Ignore me, CGB looks to be correct.

That's Ouston all right - the fenced-in square on the NW runways is an overnight storage area for Trident warheads traveling (by truck luckily) from the Clyde to AWE Burghfield near Reading for maintenance and vv.

Unfortunately CGB beat me to it. First JP solo there in days when RLG for Acklington.

Since we are onOH, try this one.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psn3cvcun7.jpg

Jersey Airport


Same bus in 2005
http://www.devonanddorsetgroup.co.uk...%20%281%29.JPG

I would guess Guernsey as there's no 'J' on the reg number.

I knew that the bus number plate would catch someone!

It is Jersey.

Over to Nvubu.

Thank you - here's the next challenge
https://ozcrjw.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none

Hmmm. no takers yet. Here's an overhead. The river is running approx. west/east, with west towards the top of the image.
https://pqvsyg.bl3301.livefilestore....&cropmode=none


Still an airport today - but with a much longer runway.

Is it within the USA?

No, not in the USA - wrong side of the world.

SE Asia? ----

Yes - it is in one of the counties listed on the Lonely Plant definition of SE Asia.

Maryborough, Qld??

Saigon?

Just thinking that the river could be Vung Tau

Not in Australia.

Not in Vietnam either. Vung Tau is much closer than Maryborough.


O/T Is anyone else experiencing strange delays in posts appearing in the thread. I had a notification of Dora-9's post last night, but it didn't appear until this morning, when I replied.

configsafenot's post wasn't there when I replied, but is now. Email notification timed at 10:37.

Very strange

Trying to narrow the field a bit.......in the first photo, would I be right in thinking its WW2 era and the tail in the photo is a Liberator's tail?

WW2 yes, not sure of the aircraft. The airfield is under Japanese control.

VTBD Don Mueang?

Just noticed on the first photo there are what appears to be 3 aircraft parked in a field on the other side of the river from the main airfield; look towards bottom left.

It's not in Thailand.

Same sort of distance away as Vung Tau.

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport WMKA just to NE of Alor Setar, Malaysia me thinks..

On google maps it's AOR, Lapangan Terbang

Think it was RAF Alor Star in ww2

Will done sid. That's the one.

It has been through a few name changes, and was called Alor Star back when these pictures were taken.

Over to you.

Cheers nvubu.One of these days I'll try to get to grips with the picture posting technology. In the meantime it's OH, I dare say HH has a pickie primed ........

Correct, Chevvron. It is a Guernsey registered 'bus - but they used it at Jersey Airport when they started to 'bus pax around due to remote parking requirements. My memory fails me as to the date, but it must have been around the 1990s.

A nice and easy one! Shot last Sunday.

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/...3251627161.jpg

Possibly problems at my end, nvubu. TC "Debbie" is deluging us currently, all sorts of odd things going on with the internet...