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kenparry 18th Jan 2019 15:44

North Africa?

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 15:50

It's somewhere in Europe

dook 18th Jan 2019 15:53

The low countries or Germany ?

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 16:03

Neither of those.

https://rfbxdq.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

dook 18th Jan 2019 16:16

In you first photograph I'm intrigued by the head gear of some of the men on the truck.

Might they be Hungarian ?

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 16:22

Not Hungarian
I noticed the head gear as well, but I think that they are just baseball caps with the brim turned upwards - rather than on back to front as is favoured nowadays.

Off home from work shortly. Will post more images later on (I've got 6 more)

dook 18th Jan 2019 16:32

I'm looking at maps of Europe from various years during the war.

Could it possibly be what was Yugoslavia ?

JENKINS 18th Jan 2019 17:18

So perhaps the island of Vis, where I believe the field was Vatni?

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 17:48

Well, I did think that would last a little longer - It is Vis, Jenkins has it.

Quite an interesting history, but abandoned after the war, In recent times, there have been attempts to reactivate the airstrip. GE has images of it freshly graded in 2013, now it seems to back to grass.

Here are the other images,
Some nice graffiti on the aircraft.
https://pqpvsa.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

https://cqj9jq.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none


https://blg4ya.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

https://opohpg.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

And for dook, some interesting head gear in these two.
https://dm2lma.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

https://qefm0w.db.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

broadreach 18th Jan 2019 17:54

Good challenge and history lesson NVUBU. Following on JENKINS' guess I tried to find where the airfield might be. Amidst the vinyards above the town of Vis.

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 18:01

broadreach - zoom in on Pisko Polje.

dook 18th Jan 2019 18:03

I'm not going to use or say Yugoslavia again !

JENKINS 18th Jan 2019 18:16

Thanks. Field had look of an emergency spot, and recent reading involved the 15th Air Force.

Now this. One visit, fuel stop on long westward transit. The country has been propping up Europe for some time.https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7470377934.jpg

broadreach 18th Jan 2019 18:17


Originally Posted by nvubu (Post 10364274)
broadreach - zoom in on Pisko Polje.

Yup, found it. And there's a cricket club.

dook 18th Jan 2019 18:37

If you mean propping up the Euro, then Switzerland has now stopped doing it.

nvubu 18th Jan 2019 18:54

I assume he means the USA

dook 18th Jan 2019 19:02

Well, he might mean defence but his clues are sometimes devious.

JENKINS 18th Jan 2019 19:22

Not finance so no Euro. Numbers are involved, 1,3,17,18. Not USA

dook 18th Jan 2019 19:42

See what I mean ?

Too much Scottish amber liquid I'm afraid.

dook 18th Jan 2019 19:56


fuel stop on long westward transit
Must have been a fair way east then. Depends upon the aeroplane and speed though - maybe a prop.


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