south pacific ?

South Pacific ? Yup. By definition and latitude.

So kind with your clues, LFH.

Palikulo Field, Espiritu Santo?

Sorry Simon, been in the garden. Not Espiritu Santu. Hope this helps - Same field, same photographer, same day in mid- 60s.


http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1366277038


PS. This'll get the WIWOH brigade going (not me or you I think.)

Say when you want more clues. LFH

A Hastings in the South Pacific; how about Christmas Island?

Good guess Chevy, but it's not any of the several Christmas Islands. I think the Christmas you mean ?? is now Kiritimati. Where the :mad: tests took place - that one happens to be just north of the equator anyway. I saw a pic on wiki of a Hastings flying overhead -

This challenge was built by Japanese forces in WWII - captured by the allies and featured ops by USAAF, RAAF and RNZAF while based there. Still operating civil in much the same layout.

I will dig out the precise date and see if it says why they were there. Post more clue later. LFH

It's a 48 Sqn Hastings. They were based in Singapore at Changi.

Correct JW. :ok: But it was a landaway :E June 1966.

Runway is about 16. The two-tone is explained on the back of the snap as
"Rolled coral surface. Bitumen surfacing taking place. R/W half done."

Bet it din' 'arf complicate the roundout. LFH

mo' clue ?

The several day round trip appears to have included in this order -
Changi - Jesselton - Challenge - Tontouta - Rarotonga - Nandi - Port Moresby - Zamboanga - Changi.

LFH

With all those clues and a wander around google earth I think it might be Momote on Los Negros in the Admiralty Islands.

Open house if I've got lucky!

Well done Flaps, :ok: Momote it is. Apparently the only operating field left in the Admiralty Is archipelago, from about half a dozen all now overgrown. The Brits used two (Ponam and Pitilyu) quite heavily in 1945 in connection with the British Pacific Fleet's "forward" anchorage at Manus - Seeadler Harbour, from their Sydney base, en route to the campaigns off Okinawa, Sakishima and mainland Japan. LFH

Flap40 has declared Open House.

OK Peeps......

Not showing in Mel's list so......" Sretno "


http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps4d210604.png

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps94b28c7d.png

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...psf966ad74.png

"Stretno" is Croatian - looking........

I think it's Medulin, Croatia.

Stretno - Good Luck - LM You have control. :)

Open House.

Open House ? Try this -


http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1366874978

Quiet weekend ? There must be something on. Time for a clue.

This photo was taken by the same fellow who took the last two at Momote.

This one in April 1965.

LFH

Jesselton, Borneo per chance?

Nice try Sid, but not Jesselton-on-the-beach. No 'oggin, and some distance from the 'oggin. This place was undergoing significant enlargement at the time and saw some "interesting times." Lets say it was within a Hastings range of Changi. A second photo clue available when you are ready. LFH