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ea200 19th Sep 2020 19:58

Possibly Cairo, but can't find any photographic evidence.

JENKINS 19th Sep 2020 20:03

Wheelus perhaps?

nvubu 19th Sep 2020 20:20

Not Wheelus or Cairo.

nvubu 20th Sep 2020 14:29

Couple of views of the accommodation blocks

https://xff6dq.am.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

https://6tewvq.am.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

chevvron 20th Sep 2020 14:37

Plenty of shelter; Canadian plains?

nvubu 20th Sep 2020 14:42

Not in Canada - sycamore has previously named locations on the correct continent - Africa.

zetec2 20th Sep 2020 19:24

The barrack blocks look very similiar to those we had at Khormaksar ?

nvubu 20th Sep 2020 19:35

I wouldn't be surprised about that as it was an RAF station

The admin block
https://lk9nxq.am.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

and the Transportation building
https://hkw9ya.am.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

nvubu 21st Sep 2020 11:06

evansb - tried sending you a PM, but it won't go through.

nvubu 21st Sep 2020 15:17

This should help

https://wdzs0g.am.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none

chevvron 21st Sep 2020 15:50

Looks like the Sudan or somewhere similar.

nvubu 21st Sep 2020 16:31

You'd be correct with that assumption

JENKINS 21st Sep 2020 17:11

Is Abu Sueir sufficiently similar?

nvubu 21st Sep 2020 17:18

'fraid not Jenks - there is a really big clue in my last image.

JENKINS 21st Sep 2020 17:30

Yes there is. A photograph of the RAF Khartoum cricket pitch helped even before you pointed out that. So, how about Khartoum? I had not realised that it was such an established station.

nvubu 21st Sep 2020 17:55

Ah ha, you've noticed the clue, but It isn't RAF Khartoum :)

JENKINS 21st Sep 2020 17:58

Good, I'm glad. Buildings on cricket pitch were not quite right.

nvubu 22nd Sep 2020 11:27

There aren't that many airfields that might have a warehouse with "Khartoum" over the door.

Hen Ddraig 22nd Sep 2020 11:53

Gordon's tree was very busy in WW2

nvubu 22nd Sep 2020 12:07

It's on the other side of the Nile to the railway station called Gordon's Tree in Khartoum..


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