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One to keep it going then.

http://i64.tinypic.com/8wys8x.jpg

Sorry to butt in chaps, however you may have the necessary expertise to help solve a puzzle.
This thread on WW2Talk has photos of a Polish Air Force funeral, we're told.
Unidentified Polish Air Force funeral | WW2Talk
Does anyone recognise the hangars in WW2? (OK, before most of you were born, but you do seem ble to answer many posers)
First suggestions were Waddington, but that's no longer certain.
The church may be a help, as presumably it's not far from a WW2 aerodrome with significant Polish presence.
It's obviously late autumn to early spring, but one of the Polish ground crew had these photos when he died, but he didn't get to the UK till mid 1942.
So it's winter 1942 onwards, hangars, lorry, any other clues you sharp eyed guys can winkle out, that may help?

The churchyard has 2 headstones but so far not able to discern the names which might at least answer where the church is, and thus the airfield and narrow down who is/are being buried.

Thanks in advance, all assistance appreciated.
How long will it take? How many guesses? 10; 20; 50?
There are a lot of Polish reburials in Newark, it's not there from what I can see, so it's over to you to see if you can do better

I've spent an hour and a half on it and only drawn blanks.

Sorry.

I can't help with the funeral, but I recognise Dook's photo as Darley Moor near Ashbourne Derbyshire. I watched the bike racing there back in the 80's and used to go trials riding nearby.

I believe the microlighters still fly there.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....726c7b54e8.jpg
I don't think we've done this place. Been in use for over 100 years. Military with civil use at weekends.

Some thoughts, you don’t have to answer them all ;)
But it might ring a bell by fellow searchers.

I have no time nor lead to start searching.

Although you can find birch trees all over Europe.
This has a bit of Nothern Europe look.
German or perhaps Sweden?
Am I at least on the right continent?

Military use on a grass strip with civil weekend use?
Which country has that kind of bases?
Fairly big number of GA planes.
So an ?yearly? Fly-in event known by much pilots?

Those 2 “Piramid” shaped buildings in the back in the middle.
Are those agricultural storage sheds?

SLB

Yes to Northern Europe and there is an event going on.
The military 'land' there though they don't take off from there as far as I know.

Weston on the Green?

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The military 'land' there though they don't take off from there....

How intriguing. Parachuting ?

Yes to parachuting, but not Weston on the Green.

Is it in the UK even ?

Not UK, but not too far away.

I can't find anything for France but is it there ?

I've looked at Belgium and Germany but can't find anything, but it might be one of those.

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Originally Posted by dook (Post 10299089)

I've looked at Belgium and Germany but can't find anything, but it might be one of those.

Maybe you should look a bit harder!

The high ground in the distance beyond the runway is a former coal mine spoil heap.
The civilian flying club is actually based outside the field and has to taxy across the main road to get there!

Somewhere near Norvenich perhaps?

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Originally Posted by dixi188 (Post 10299117)

Somewhere near Norvenich perhaps?

Getting closer, but still a little way to go.