You are correct - mainly Finnish speaking but a large proportion of Swedish speakers...... first time I went to Finland I'd never realised I spoke Swedish - but compared to Finnish..... all signs are in both languages and you can at least make an educated guess at looking at the Swedish....................

But not Oulu.................
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....acbe9e375b.jpg

I have found your uncropped image.

The caption says it's Vaasa early 1960s.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e3c405bcba.jpg

wait to 18:28......................

...A56,,WAIT..WHY..?how many fingers have you? the game is over after 24 hours....from first post....!

Sorry - I've got enough problems with the mods that I'm super sensitive - I really can't afford another transgression................

Senior Pilot said (What Cockpit post # 1350 07/01/20) "Quite simply, you can post and discuss to your heart's content from the moment a challenge appears, but the declaration of a winner will not occur until 24 hours has elapsed. This applies to all three competition threads: a reference Wiki also covers the airfield thread.I would emphasise that all threads should respect that this is the Aviation History & Nostalgia forum with an expectation of historic images and/or subjects please."

Personally I think it would be best if you could only post once a day - which would allow the inclusivness they want but until then..................

So 24 hours has now passed - it is Vaasa and Dook has the con..................


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....520bc1d020.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a17a3ff2d8.jpg

Thank you 56.

I still have a flying machine challenge running so therefore OH.

Standby day, here is an easy one to keep things rolling along...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0759546098.jpg

asw28-866 I’d say Longreach would fit the bill?


But it does look a fairly recent photo :hmm:

YLRE Longreach it is, photo recent, however location surely befits 'history-nostalgia'? I'm not old enough to have taken a historic picture! John E. has control.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....bacf422fbe.jpg

Qantas DC-3, VH-EAP Longreach Qantas Founders Outback Museum Queensland with their first 707

Well, honoured as I am at my first attempt harrumph, I quietly admit to actually driving plank wing into Longreach. Once.

Here's an historic airport from a different aspect: none of this running up and down runways to get airborne stuff :p


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8eeb6ec0bb.jpg

Looks a bit like Lion Rock in the background. Kai Tak? But the perspective seems wrong.

Could be an old Mk1,so you might have needed a bit of runway if it was hot/heavy....!!


(but then,you probably weren`t allowed ashore with 4 x MK 46s)...

Old?!! I’ll have you know they were virtually brand new at the time ;) Mk46s didn’t come along for another year or two; I did the jettison trials which is another story in itself :cool:

Somewhere Far East north of Australia?

Yes to both :ok:

I feel it might therefore be a Royal Australian Navy Sea King but can't find that emblem.

Are we in Indonesia ?

No to Indo, and it’s a Sea King HAS1 of the mighty 826 Vertical Pursuit Squadron swanning around on HMS Eagle. Definitely not RAN, I did my time back in the Real Navy about when you were paid by the Light Blue :ok:

Having found a map of Eagle's last deployment with 826 I think we may be close to Singapore.

Sek Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong?