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JENKINS 17th Jan 2020 15:16

I have been around the square tower in back of Gannet, facing backwards, at very low level. Fifty years ago!

Added - trip was on 26 November 1971. Perhaps the machine had taken part in the Kai Tak venture of several days ago. Pilot? One of, I believe, two within the relevant organisation sharing initials with a South African who played cricket some years later.

chevvron 17th Jan 2020 16:44

Biggin Hill RAF tower? (early model Porter with piston engine at an air show?)

dook 17th Jan 2020 16:49

It's not Biggin Hill.

Asturias56 17th Jan 2020 17:19

Is the location in Europe?

dook 17th Jan 2020 18:04

No - not Europe.

chimbu warrior 17th Jan 2020 21:57


early model Porter with piston engine at an air show
Definitely appears to be a PT-6 powered machine, possibly Zimex.

A wild guess, but might this be in Libya?

dook 18th Jan 2020 09:01

Not Libya.

JENKINS hit it squarely with Masirah.

Photograph taken in 1966.

JENKINS has the thread.

dook 18th Jan 2020 09:07

JENKINS has found it ^^^^^.

JENKINS 18th Jan 2020 09:15

Thanks, the photograph had a familiar ring to it. I am now off on long journey to Derriford, visiting. That also will ring a bell. Regret cannot play, so Open House.

I wonder if it was a demonstrator to Royal Oman Police?

Asturias56 18th Jan 2020 11:20

Lets see about this one...............

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3627d6e35f.jpg

sycamore 18th Jan 2020 12:37

Early Butterworth...?

dook 18th Jan 2020 13:11

I'm sure I saw something very similar whilst looking for nvubu's airfield recently.

Around Papua New Guinea somewhere methinks.

Asturias56 18th Jan 2020 17:44

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e3ae4fc5b3.jpg
Neither but closer to PNG than Butterworth - bu there is also an Oztralian connection.............

dook 18th Jan 2020 18:32

I think it could be Ambon.

Asturias56 19th Jan 2020 09:09

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....94b8714193.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1766faa989.jpg

chimbu warrior 19th Jan 2020 09:21

Definitely Ambon (WAPP).

Asturias56 19th Jan 2020 17:37

Yes Ambon - not my favorite airport at all ... it gets very bumpy with a NE wind funneling down from a gap in the mountains to the NE and late afternoon you can get a lot of Cu building up in the bay. The town is a dump a but at least they've finished the bridge - which saves a long taxi or "interesting" boat ride to town........................ Dook has control and can post immediately..............

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....46d5ff5fac.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....70984d418a.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6e121476ae.jpg

dook 19th Jan 2020 18:38

Thank you 56.

For the night shift maybe.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....2c071dafc6.jpg

Cubs2jets 20th Jan 2020 01:52

Seletar airport Singapore.

C2j

dook 20th Jan 2020 08:14

Sorry, but it's not Singapore.


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