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Hokitika New Zealand?
OH if correct

dook,

Thanks. I had not heard of Maude. I shall look her up.

SLB,

Right country, but not Hokitika. My accidental clue is the very faint ZK at the bottom right of the picture.

Thanks I42.
I couldn’t find much hangars with knuckled roof in Oz or NZ.
dook’s mascot was 1, Hokitika another.
Perhaps somebody in the night shift or in Oz and NZ will find it.
I am leveling-off.

Could it be Ardmore possibly?

Not Ardmore but getting warmer.

Mission Bay.

Open House if correct.

I'll have a go at Hobby, or Hobsonville as it was known to visiting pilots.

OH also, if correct

siftydog gets the bone!

Hobsonville, now closed. Here’s the original unedited photo:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....32d01e0e5.jpeg

Quote:

Douglas Mill’s house is one of 15 houses at Hobsonville Airbase classified as a heritage building. These built heritage landmarks are being retained during the transformation of the former RNZAF base into a new housing estate. One of the reasons the house is being preserved is due the significance of Douglas Mill; one of New Zealand’s pioneer aviators.

Mill was one of the first fliers to see the potential for commercial aviation in New Zealand. In 1927 he established the Air Survey and Transport Company at Hobsonville. One of its specialities was aerial surveying and photography, but the company was also the New Zealand agent for Britain’s De Havilland Aircraft Company. As De Havilland’s agent the company imported and assembled De Havilland Moths and Tiger Moths, which Mill then sold to aero clubs throughout New Zealand.

https://tinyurl.com/y2lj8vh3
(Why does PPRuNe censor this website?)

More information here:
https://hobsonvillepoint.co.nz/about/history

siftydog has declared Open House.

I think it is jensdad’s turn at bat.

That tiny url opened for me.

Yes, it’s the site behind the TinyURL, beginning with B, that PPRuNe hates.

I42 said he thinks it's jensdads' turn to bat.

Nobody has pitched up for the OH though.

Here goes. This grabbed the attention of two truly wonderful British wordsmiths, Noel Coward and Max Boyce.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....820f594b2f.jpg

Interestingly not, but it looks it doesn't it. Don't be put off by the rejection.

Hi team, Apologies for not picking up on the invitation to bat before...
The current challenge: Macau?

Not Macau. My son remembers, I think, a hangover caused by a Macau trip.

A tropical airport?

I had never heard of Max Boyce, but I do know of Noël Coward. Are we to look for places mentioned in Mad Dogs and Englishmen? A much longer song than I expected!

Checking on Lat and Long, answer very soon.