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TheChitterneFlyer 28th Jan 2012 07:55

Ottawa, Uplands?

nvubu 28th Jan 2012 08:02

Montreal St Hubert?

albatross 28th Jan 2012 08:13

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.

TheChitterneFlyer 28th Jan 2012 08:24

Chatham, New Brunswick?

nvubu 28th Jan 2012 08:25

RCAF Goose Bay

albatross 28th Jan 2012 08:42

TheChitterneFlyer

Is in the ballpark.:ok:
getting closer.

nvubu 28th Jan 2012 08:51

RCAF Station Scoudoc/Scoudouc

albatross 28th Jan 2012 09:10

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.

nvubu 28th Jan 2012 09:26

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

albatross 28th Jan 2012 12:42

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.

olympus 28th Jan 2012 12:56

Is it Croydon?

nvubu 28th Jan 2012 13:46

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

merlinxx 28th Jan 2012 14:43

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

olympus 28th Jan 2012 18:12

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

evansb 28th Jan 2012 18:16

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

olympus 29th Jan 2012 12:41

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

nvubu 29th Jan 2012 13:27

I think you are right ...

albatross 29th Jan 2012 13:37

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.

nvubu 29th Jan 2012 13:52

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.

evansb 29th Jan 2012 14:06

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


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