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Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 10:50

What's the name of this airfield? Should be very easy.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps03978ab8.jpg

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 11:26

Wanna clue?

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 11:53

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Twyler/CC1-1.jpg?

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 11:56

:D:D:D

All yours again.

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 12:06

OK, don't think this one's too difficult to track down:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ler/Puzz93.jpg

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 12:18

I think I see Corsairs in Australian markings.

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 12:27

Well spotted LM.

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 12:28

I'll go for Australia somewhere.

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 12:39

Big country, Australia.

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 12:43

Sure is.

But not many places with a Corsair base.

edit: I'm being dumb - they must be Australian Navy aircraft, so that narrows it down a bit.

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 13:11

Maryborough, Queensland

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 13:29

Thats it LM.

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 13:31

Cheers mate.

I have to go out for a while, so either OH or you post another one.

Duckbutt 28th Mar 2013 13:40

I've had a good go lately so anyone else want to post something?

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 14:47

Nobody about, so.....

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5975398d.jpg

chevvron 28th Mar 2013 15:36

Warsaw Pact military?

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 15:41

Military yes.

Warsaw pact no.

sycamore 28th Mar 2013 16:16

French,or Belgian..?

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 16:18

Neither - go north. ;)

Background Noise 28th Mar 2013 16:48

That's Skrydstrup I believe, in Denmark.

PM inbound, and OH when confirmed.

Lightning Mate 28th Mar 2013 16:51


That's Skrydstrup I believe, in Denmark.
:D:D

OH has been declared.

Noyade 28th Mar 2013 21:45

A Sea Base....not on Mel's list, as far as I can see...

http://i47.tinypic.com/16ht8x.jpg

Lordflasheart 28th Mar 2013 21:58

Wild guess - Taranto ? LFH

Noyade 28th Mar 2013 22:08

Sorry Lord, not Taranto.

Mickj3 29th Mar 2013 06:44

Kalafrana, Malta

Noyade 29th Mar 2013 07:53

Not on Malta.

Additional map, roughly with the same orientation as the photo above....

http://i47.tinypic.com/2i9mrra.jpg

Noyade 29th Mar 2013 11:17

Clues
 
Not sure if there will much of a crowd watching over Easter, so another map and further clues.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2iqda12.jpg

The flying boats are Short Singapores and the harbour is on the Algerian coastline.

Allan Lupton 29th Mar 2013 11:48

In that case I think that might be Bône (now Annaba)!

Duckbutt 29th Mar 2013 13:56

Arzew?..........

TheChitterneFlyer 29th Mar 2013 16:47

I reckon Duckbutt is correct!

Duckbutt 29th Mar 2013 17:36

Only polite to wait for confirmation TCF.

Noyade 29th Mar 2013 20:52


Arzew
Well done Duckbutt. :ok:
Your control.

Happy Easter.
Graeme.

Duckbutt 29th Mar 2013 22:59

Thanks Graeme. I'm off to bed now but here's one that will no doubt will be sorted when I came back in the morning:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...er/Puzz94a.jpg

TheChitterneFlyer 30th Mar 2013 12:12

I think this is the water airport at Pavia, Italy.

TCF

Duckbutt 30th Mar 2013 12:23

It's not TCF but there once was a (direct) connection.

TheChitterneFlyer 30th Mar 2013 12:34

Interesting... the existing hangar in Pavia is of identical design!

TheChitterneFlyer 30th Mar 2013 13:57

OK, my guess is that the "direct connection" is the River Po and that the hangar is (or was) located in Turin between the Ponte Isabella and the Ponte Balbis.

TCF

Duckbutt 30th Mar 2013 14:04

Entirely correct TCF except that the direct connection I had in mind was that Pavia was one of the 'stops' of the Torino to Trieste seaplane service that operated between 1926 and 1934. Over to you.

Point of irrelevent interest, I drove through your village a couple of weeks ago, very pleasant spot.

TheChitterneFlyer 30th Mar 2013 14:22

Indeed, the direct connection was going to be either the river or the service route... I went for the river. Good challenge... it kept me quiet for a few hours!

Point of irrelevant interest... I've since moved from Chitterne; but only by a few miles. However, I do agree, it's a most pleasant area of Wiltshire.

Open House...

TCF

India Four Two 31st Mar 2013 08:48

Apropos (;)) Duckbutt's post, this is all that is left of this water aerodrome:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psf9d6ad68.png

1st April 1926 - the first commercial air service in Italy. 87 years ago tomorrow.


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