Time for a clue:

This air complex consisted both of a water and a land drome. Here is the land side a few years later.

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...e/011B1926.jpg

The water drome no longer exists, but the land aerodrome does and is still active.

Although this location isn't in the UK, there is a British (non Empire) connection linked to the first picture.

Hope these help.

Is it connected to one of those altruistic military interferences entered upon by the brits around the end of WWI ? "North Russia" perhaps ? LFH

Kasumigaura Naval Air Station

Kasumigaura Naval Air Station it is - sabredog has it.

The British connection was the British Air Mission in 1922 - the lakeshore drome was in the process of still being built as can be seen in the 1st image.

This is a later image - a complete change. The "road" on the left leads to the land aerodrome.
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/011C.jpg

Apologies for the delay;
Open House

I hope this place has not been done.
 

Complete guess, Woodford?

'866

Nope - kind of a strange one all those lancs are a little misleading but they are either "going to or coming back from" not sure which. I hope that is a vague enough clue.

Victory Aircraft Company (Avro Canada),Malton Airport,Ont ?

Well you're on the right side of the ocean!:ok:

Would it be in Alberta

East of Ontario.

Could be Dorval ? OH if correct. LFH

continue further east but it is not on an island.

RCAF STATION PENNFIELD RIDGE,NS?

Greenwood, Nova Scotia ? And if correct, are the Lancasters for Tiger Force ?

Not Greenwood but you are getting closer.
Not sure if they are for "Tiger Force" but that would be my guess also.

Thought I had one, but no good! Still looking...try this one, bit of a long shot as the hangar layout does not look right, RCAF Dartmouth NS? Nice challenge, I knew nothing of "Tiger Force" until now.

'866

Not sure if this ties in with the geographical clues, RCAF Lachine, Quebec.

Yer close but in the wrong province.

Ottawa, Uplands?

Montreal St Hubert?

Wrong provinces guys
Evansp and Sabredog were closest when the went swanning around in Nova Scotia but still in the wrong province.
Previous clue not an island should help too.

Chatham, New Brunswick?

RCAF Goose Bay

TheChitterneFlyer

Is in the ballpark.:ok:
getting closer.

RCAF Station Scoudoc/Scoudouc

Well done NVUBU!


48 23' 22.39N 79 01' 0.81W

You can still see the Airport on Google earth.

Interesting info here:

Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth - A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases

You have control.

Thanks, that was a good hunt, not sure how many airfields in Cananda I've looked at this morning - although I was mislead by the "not on an island" clue. Thought this lead to not on Cape Breton so in Nova Scotia or not on Newfoundland so in Labrador. :)

The view on Bing is a much clearer image, and I've just found that website which states "but of the original seven hangars, only two remain, extensively renovated for industrial use" - they all look like they are still there

OK here's my next aerodrome - surprised that this was not on the list. Photos from 2 different years.

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/012A.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/012B.jpg

Re RCAF Scoudouc
Yeah - i was waiting for someone to guess Goose Bay AKA Booze Gay.
Hard to give clues that narrow the search but don't give the game away.
A friend sent me the photo and I immediately thought of this thread.
A little research was needed as I originally thought this was a photo of the Moncton airport itself.
Learn something new every day.
Well done.

Is it Croydon?

albatross - I'm learning that about clues, aerodromes I though would last a while, the first clue and they're gone. I guessed Goose Bay - not because it had any similarity to your picture, but because it was the only RCAF base in Labrador.

Although sometimes I guess the clue in the picture is too easy - as for the ones of Croydon which olympus has got first time. The first photo is from the airshow in 1980, the second from 1988.

http://www.cue-dih.co.uk/aerospace/a...on_airshow.pdf

olympus has control

I'll go with Olympus Croydon afore the cooling towers came down

Haven't anything at the moment, so Open House.

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD120128.jpg

I think this is the Embraer factory airfield which is reputed to have the world's fourth longest runway although I can't imagine why.

(Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport ICAO: SBGP)

Click here for Wikipedia's 'Longest Runways' page

I think you are right ...

We enjoy this thread so much being history buffs it might be fun is the person posting the photo posted some links with the airfield history after someone has found the airfield in question no mandatory but interesting if possible.
I know for some of the places in the outback this is not possible.

I'll second that.

I spend some time researching the aerodromes I post, and try to add some of the facts I've discovered when the aerodrome is revealed (usually far too early - before I've exahusted my clues :{).

I'm please to see that someone else likes to see additional information as well.

olympus is spot on:ok: It is the Embraer test airfield in Brazil. Well done.:D Your turn.