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Lordflasheart 1st Nov 2011 23:30

Last wild guess - Lyon-Bron. Its the only other French destination shown on the Croydon timetable of 1931. Otherwise completely flummoxed. OH if correct. LFH

sabredog 2nd Nov 2011 07:53

Not Lyon-Bron,LordFlashheart. This was a military (Training) airfield with a small a civilian aeroclub.Opened in 1911 and still extant in 1962. No connection with Croydon. Exact photograph is on the web.

SilentHandover 2nd Nov 2011 20:37

Airfield Saran (Aérodrome de Saran, also known as Aérodrome de Orleans-Saran or Saran Army Air Field)

OH if correct as off to work for the night.

sabredog 2nd Nov 2011 20:48

Well done,SilentHandover.
It is indeed Orleans-Sagan airfield.

"Silent Handovers" were always the best sort! Have a good night duty.
Open House is declared by SH.

LFT 2nd Nov 2011 21:35

Try this one -

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4816/100xt.jpg

Blanket Stacker 2nd Nov 2011 22:21

Wig Bay, ex flying boat MU.

OH if correct.

LFT 3rd Nov 2011 07:26

Wig Bay it is :ok:

flyingwing 3rd Nov 2011 14:48

Not on the list.http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1320079177

chevvron 3rd Nov 2011 15:35

Thorpe Abbots?

flyingwing 3rd Nov 2011 18:00

Sorry - not Thorpe Abbots.

sycamore 3rd Nov 2011 18:58

Upottery,3nm NE Dunkeswell..; OH if correct..

flyingwing 3rd Nov 2011 20:09

Sycamore has it. Upottery - departure point for large numbers of airborne troops on D Day. OH it is.

Duckbutt 4th Nov 2011 09:58

And here?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ler/Puzz54.jpg

MReyn24050 4th Nov 2011 14:09

Update of List up to and including 31/Oct/2011
 
List of challenges updated.
Mel

Duckbutt 4th Nov 2011 14:43

Appreciate your efforts, Mel

Duckbutt 5th Nov 2011 14:59

This airfield has been rendered obsolete by another one built to the south west.

Soddit 5th Nov 2011 18:39

How about Pearls,Grenada W.I.?

Duckbutt 5th Nov 2011 23:55

Pearls, Grenada it is Soddit. Over to you.

finncapt 6th Nov 2011 08:02

Duckbutt

We used in the early 90's on the, Caledonian (not Bcal) DC10, to have a week standover in Grenada.

I remember visiting a small airfield, much like the one in your challenge, on which was "parked" an AN2 which had arrived some years (possibly more than 10) earlier with some Cuban? troops.

I believe Castro was attempting to support a revolution in Grenada but that it fizzled out with the arrival of the Americans shortly after.

Your challenge reminded me of that day and crawling around the AN2 which was in surprisingly good condition.

I wonder if it is the same airfield?

Soddit 6th Nov 2011 10:11

Many thanks.So long since I got one I've forgotten how to post the next challenge. This may need more than one edit. Finncapt - indeed there WAS a "revolution" by the marxist government of Maurice Bishop.

Surprisingly I cannot find this on the list. It should not tax the assembled experts.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/File0006.jpg


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