Thanks. Mel's listdoesn't seem to work at present so hope this is not a duplicate: Mel |
Perhaps someone should post something like "to the top" so that it comes back to the top.
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What's the point of all this??
Simply copy and paste into Google images - not particularly imaginative! |
You won't find this on GI, Q-fay -
I was saving it as being perhaps a bit too difficult, (and a list of jobs as long as yer **** too) but if you want a challenge - albeit Transport not FJ ;) - Yer tez Master. A modestly significant event was taking place on this day in 1965. LFH http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1366960543 |
Labuan perhaps?
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Not Labuan, Mel, but a nice day out from Changi. LFH
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Not Labuan, Mel, but a nice day out from Changi. LFH |
Mel - not Kuching either. This was not on their regular beat, nor on anyone's up until this occasion. Nor is it on an island. According to the snapper, there is a Buddhist priest somewhere in the snap, saying a prayer or a blessing for the airfield (or perhaps for the aeroplane ?) :ooh:
Jenks - 18th June 1965 LFH |
Originally Posted by MReyn24050
(Post 7833649)
Working fine a few seconds ago. Mel
As always thanks for your efforts. |
New laid asphalt,so,commissioning a new runway somewhere in Malaysia/Burma/Thailand,as the first `new` arrival....but there may be Brits on the ground there already....(3-tonner)
ed; LFH.it may be that the priest `foresaw` another event on that day,on a similar aircraft....(with ackdgnts to OD) |
Jenks - last I heard Guam was on an island somewhere ;). this is mainland stuff.
Sycamore - Very good thinking. "commissioning a new runway somewhere in Malaysia/Burma/Thailand,as the first `new` arrival." Not sure I'm quite with you on the "foresaw" bit though.Actually the snapper claimed it was the very last (RAF) departure after the handover ceremonythe previous day. This was a very big Commonwealth/Crown foreign aid effort, but there were immediate problems of the NHBC kind which had to be rectified. It now looks pretty much abandoned The next pic was he claimed - the last but one departure - viz http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1366874202 It probably won't help but its a nice pic. JW - thanks. I will reply.LFH |
This is more enjoyable LFH! Even though I'm at a loss, and was roughly in-theatre at the time!
No doubt LM is lurking, and will pitch in once enough real stears have been provided! |
18 June 1965 was the opening day of Arc Light. Hence where Jenkins is heading with his suggestion, I'll wager.
But also the Indonesia/Malaysia confrontation. How about Loeng Nok Tha airfield - which was built and then handed over to the Thai government by Commonwealth troops at that time - Operation Crown? Also, just spotted this - coincidence? http://www.creopcrown.co.uk/News/Lat...s/beverley.jpg The NHBC-style problems were, presumably, related to the tarmac runway which had to be dug up (due to ground water/cracking) and concrete put down to replace it? |
Like Double Wow !! Vulcan. :ok: That's what I call a comprehensive win. Loeng Nok Tha - northeast Thailand it is. Couple of palm trees, a bit of tarmac and an old kite, and he's got the whole story.
The 'day out from Changi' was via Bangkok (to top up the tan) and return direct to Changi. Op Crown is all on t'net (and so is the sad story from Guam) Nacluv - you have control. LFH |
Thanks, M'Lud! :) I put some effort into this one. What an excellent challenge - I really enjoyed that. I apologise for getting it sooner than perhaps it really deserved.
I can't claim any visionary status in divining the answer from the photos though. Your subtle trail of breadcrumbs was what did the damage - the date being the most significant. Arc Light was an excellent foil, and took me off in the wrong direction to start with! But you said the day before - so I had a look at what handovers took place in the region on the 17th rather than the 18th... :ok: And it wasn't until I found a story about the problems with ground water drainage (or lack thereof) which was lifting the tarmac that I knew I'd got my man. Here is my challenge in response. I don't think it will last long, and it does appear on the list as a previous contestant, but not in a long time. And as it's one of my own, it should fail the GI test. :p http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps71ed10ec.jpg |
Cambridge!
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Naturally... :ok: Didn't think it would last long!
My travels aren't extensive or exotic as others, and I like to try something which can't be GI'd easily (as has been my failing in the past). I will have to dig through my old photos and see if I can find something a bit more obscure for next time. :) Over to you, Chevvron! Let's have a good one to get us into the weekend. |
Open house!! Why not try again?
NB; I did my PPL course with Marshalls so I know that view very well! |
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Siguanea, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba ?
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