Gordy has it - Open House

More than just an airstrip, as it was also an Imperial Airways emergency landing stage - 3a: Butiaba « Beyond the Blue Horizon

For the railways, produce came into the port from the Congo and Southern Sudan, was the transported overland via Masindi to Masindi Port, put on a paddle steamer to Namasagali, when it eventually got onto a train - originally to Jinja, back on a boat to Kisumu, Kenya the terminus of the Uganda railway (it was originally part of Uganda). Once in Kisumu the produce went back on a train to Mombasa where it was exported.

The town died a death when the British built the rail line to Pakwach in 1964 so negating the need for the complicated link to Namasagli, which shut down in the same year. Bing Maps shows the railway line still going to Namasagali, and continuing on from Pakwach to Arua (a section which was never built)

Butiaba is currently one of the centres of Uganda oil exploration and there is talk of rebuilding the port and building another airstrip.

Bit more on the aircraft wreckage mentioned before - my clue for this was "Papa crashed here" relating to Hemmingway's 2nd aircraft crash in two days - Palin's Travels: Butiaba, Uganda, Hemingway Adventure
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...PRuNe/009D.jpg

Here's another then:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ler/Puzz61.jpg

Canada...?

Yes, Canada

Well that narrows it down! :rolleyes:

It sure does for me... Is it Haines Junction, Yukon ?

If it helps you Mr Cows, according to the weather forecast, over the next seven days the temp is like to reach a max of -22 deg C, with wind chill -44 deg. No precipitation is anticipated.

Edit, yes it is Haines Junction, Yukon. Over to you EvansB.

Thanks DB Here is a mystery aerodrome, (a mystery is why it hasn't been posted before..):

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r.../WAD120116.jpg

RAF Syerston, I believe.....

OH if correct

Gordy is correct. RAF Syerston. As he requested, it is, unfortunately, OPEN HOUSE.

try this one


http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/v...ol/prune17.jpg

Does it begin or end in "W"?

Tropical?

Bacolod City Airport, Philippines? Now closed, I think.

Open house
 

I tried to attach a photo after an open house but I am not allowed any attachments?Anyone know a reason why I cannot ?

Hello oldpax,

One cannot directly attach pictures to the thread. Instead they must be uploaded to a hosting site and then linked to in the post. Full instructions are in the "Image posting on pprune some tips" thread within the Aviation History and Nostalgia forum. It's somewhere near the top so easy to find!

'866

Yes, Olympus :ok:- it is the closed Bacolod - Kabanklan - over to you

Thanks descol. I can't access my files at the moment so I will have to throw it open for someone else to have a go.

I know I have a good one to post but as I can't remember where it is myself it will have to wait until my memory returns!

I lost my memory on Monday night and I'm still searching for it!

TCF

:confused:

Not on the list.

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1326929683

Alconbury?

If correct, open house

OPF