PPRuNe Forums - Which Aerodrome Mk III

Taking advantage of the Open House, here's a picture sent to me by a friend in Enzed, together with an email in his own inimitable style:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psdbep47if.jpg

Quote:

Hi chaps. It is hard to credit...but I am blowed if I can recall the
name of this super-nice airstrip.
The hills and the strip’s up-slope look so familiar.

But what a weird-looking aeroplane. The wings look all droopy
due to heavy landings by some British Ace.

I reckon you could land a Douglas C-47 on this pleasant wide airstrip.

This photo sits on my desktop screen and soothes my tiny brain
when I can not remember a word....or two.

I can narrow it down to the country, but beyond that I don't know!

prospector

14th Jan 2016 04:02

The aircraft looks a lot like a BN2 Islander that has lost its nose wheels.

Dora-9

14th Jan 2016 06:11

Quote:

Massively wide taxiway, or was it meant to be an apron too?

Chevvron, used as both I think. Clearly visible on GE.

descol

14th Jan 2016 07:14

Like many a strip in PNG !

India Four Two

14th Jan 2016 15:36

Yes, my friend spent many years in PNG. The question is, where is this in particular?

India Four Two

16th Jan 2016 00:08

Received a further email from my friend:

Quote:

With ref. to the airstrip photo on my computer screen; several blokes reminded me that it is, of course, “Ononge”, further up in the Woitape valley.

Ononge is 08° 40' 49" S 147° 15' 66" E
ONG Cat 4 16/34 5,700 feet 500 m 7% down to SE
Land 34 Takeoff 16
Some parts of the strip are somewhat rough.

OPEN HOUSE

Dora-9

16th Jan 2016 03:21

I don't think this one has appeared before. A 1946 photo:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...psao2gkral.jpg

chevvron

16th Jan 2016 11:59

Looks like Ansons so somewhere in Canada?

Dora-9

16th Jan 2016 17:55

Ansons yes (mostly), Canada no.

Cows getting bigger

16th Jan 2016 18:48