Looking at the Vampire in the background and the 'O' code on the Provost, how about Ouston?

Ternhill ?

Ciarain.

Hullavington?

No, sorry. None of those are correct.

Acklington ?

Ciarain.

Well, I flew WW445/O-B several times at 6 FTS Ternhill in 1961 but I don't think it is there. The presence of the balloon winch etc makes me wonder if it is Abingdon. OH if I am correct.

Nobody is really very close so far.

A clue; another picture taken the same day. If no success with this I have a third pic which should give it away...

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Airfield22.jpg

A real stab in the dark- Biggin Hill.

Ciarain.

Hm if that apparatus next to the Vulcan is something to do with RAFP or dog training, could it be Debden?

KK has it!

This is the other pic I was going to post; I think anyone familiar with Biggin would recognise it from this...

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Airfield23.jpg

You have control.

Olympus,

Your third photo is obviously Biggin Hill.

Anyone, open house .

Ciarain.

Well if no-one else wants a go, try this one:

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/009A.jpg

Here are some clues:

This is about the only thing left of this land based strip apart from some aircraft wreckage - more of this in a later clue.

Prior to (and after) it's air links, this was a very important railway town (town might be a misnomer) - although strangely enough it has never seen a rail, coach, wagon or engine.

The next clue will be a photo of something that can be seen from GE.

whoops... pressed submit twice.

Africa...?

Yes ........

Vio, Kenya ?

C.

Not sure if you mean vio. Should that be Voi?

It isn't Voi - the railway there runs alongside the airstrip, whereas the railway this town served was 120+ miles away as the crow flies - although it hasn't been there for almost 50 years.


I'll post the 2nd picture clue in the morning,

As promised - here is something visible in GE
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/009B.jpg

To give a little persepective to the above - the boat is visible in the shot below.
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/009C.jpg

Butiaba on Lake Albert, Uganda.....

OH if correct---tis my bed time....

Gordy has it - Open House

More than just an airstrip, as it was also an Imperial Airways emergency landing stage - 3a: Butiaba « Beyond the Blue Horizon

For the railways, produce came into the port from the Congo and Southern Sudan, was the transported overland via Masindi to Masindi Port, put on a paddle steamer to Namasagali, when it eventually got onto a train - originally to Jinja, back on a boat to Kisumu, Kenya the terminus of the Uganda railway (it was originally part of Uganda). Once in Kisumu the produce went back on a train to Mombasa where it was exported.

The town died a death when the British built the rail line to Pakwach in 1964 so negating the need for the complicated link to Namasagli, which shut down in the same year. Bing Maps shows the railway line still going to Namasagali, and continuing on from Pakwach to Arua (a section which was never built)

Butiaba is currently one of the centres of Uganda oil exploration and there is talk of rebuilding the port and building another airstrip.

Bit more on the aircraft wreckage mentioned before - my clue for this was "Papa crashed here" relating to Hemmingway's 2nd aircraft crash in two days - Palin's Travels: Butiaba, Uganda, Hemingway Adventure
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/009D.jpg

Here's another then:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ler/Puzz61.jpg

Canada...?

Yes, Canada

Well that narrows it down! :rolleyes:

It sure does for me... Is it Haines Junction, Yukon ?

If it helps you Mr Cows, according to the weather forecast, over the next seven days the temp is like to reach a max of -22 deg C, with wind chill -44 deg. No precipitation is anticipated.

Edit, yes it is Haines Junction, Yukon. Over to you EvansB.

Thanks DB Here is a mystery aerodrome, (a mystery is why it hasn't been posted before..):

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD120116.jpg

RAF Syerston, I believe.....

OH if correct

Gordy is correct. RAF Syerston. As he requested, it is, unfortunately, OPEN HOUSE.

try this one


http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/v...ol/prune17.jpg

Does it begin or end in "W"?

Tropical?

Bacolod City Airport, Philippines? Now closed, I think.

Open house
 

I tried to attach a photo after an open house but I am not allowed any attachments?Anyone know a reason why I cannot ?

Hello oldpax,

One cannot directly attach pictures to the thread. Instead they must be uploaded to a hosting site and then linked to in the post. Full instructions are in the "Image posting on pprune some tips" thread within the Aviation History and Nostalgia forum. It's somewhere near the top so easy to find!

'866

Yes, Olympus :ok:- it is the closed Bacolod - Kabanklan - over to you

Thanks descol. I can't access my files at the moment so I will have to throw it open for someone else to have a go.

I know I have a good one to post but as I can't remember where it is myself it will have to wait until my memory returns!

I lost my memory on Monday night and I'm still searching for it!

TCF

:confused:

Not on the list.

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1326929683

Alconbury?

If correct, open house

OPF