Go ye north young man.

As far North as Vasteras?

Well spotted Ted - I didn't even see the Firefly there! Just the Meta Sokol in the centre of the frame...

As far north as Vasteras is just far enough.

Lights - music - enter stage left please. :ok:

Exit, pursued by a bear! The Winters Tale, a stage direction. Thanks, very interesting. Have a shufti at the tales of such aircraft in Eire.

Now this on a gorgeous UK weekend when in my youth I would earn my pocket money for the week by judicious use of the various aircraft which I flew Mon to Fri in my military job. Be on your guard with what appears here however.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7a47f5c924.jpg

"guard" seems to be a cryptic hint.

A restricted airfield in Europe maybe.

Yes, cryptic. Not restricted, not Europe.

Anything to do with the Air National Guard USA ?

No, an origin long before ANG.

Cobber country ?

The same, and still there.

Out for an hour, dangle my feet in the Brook.

Somewhere in Victoria ?

According to my excellent road map of the Four X continent, yes.

You said it's still there but is it now disused ?

Apparently still in use.

I've been through a site listing twenty airports in Victoria and it's not there.

Must be somewhat obscure methinks.

It is on the list which I noted.

I've just been through a list of 41 and throwing each one into GE.

Still nothing so it's time to call it a day.

Coldstream, Victoria?

The clue was a bit cryptic for me (I can't do the crosswords either), but finally the light dawned.

OH if correct.

Yes, Coldstream, so be on your guard. And, of course, my toes in the local brook which remains, in April, a cold stream. All very silly, sorry. No. 11 on my list, Slb

OH called..

No cryptic clues.

http://i66.tinypic.com/2nvz38i.jpg

We are in Europe.

Unusual parking. USAAF, 8th AF; Eastern England, perhaps after the end of hostilities?

They are indeed American aircraft but the photograph is from 1943.

You have the correct country now.

Perhaps a reception field rather than an operational base. Burtonwood?

Not a reception field and it's SE England.

edit: I am sure the aircraft are Marauders and at the time it was an operational base.

Further clues as required.

How about RAF Stansted Mountfitchet

Earles Colne perhaps...?

nvubu scores a direct hit with Stansted. Photo from 1943.

You have control nv.

Thanks dook, Wasn't sure if Essex is SE, but couldn't find a match in Kent, Sussex or Surrey. Was looking for the kink in the perimeter track.

Here's the next challenge
https://ziv42g.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

Knowing you, this might be another Vietnam job.

Nope not Vietnam this time around.

Maybe western Pacific then.

Looks like a Seabees or Australian construction jobber.

Yes to the western Pacific

I don't know the answer as to who constructed the airfield - I don't think it was the Japanese..

However, Wikipedia states it was the Americans.

Solomans ?

This airfield isn't on one of the Solomon Islands.