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Possibly Jean Batten in Singapore...May 1934...?
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Slight extrapolation of Sycamore's excellent steer, from the night shift here in sunny SYD.
The constellation is of course the Southern Cross, well known in these parts, so that suggests a Kingsford Smith connection. The pilot, however, in the DH 50 photo is Alan Cobham on his proving flight to Burma, with pax Sefton Brancker. Kingsford Smith was lost off the coast of Burma. So in view of these clues, Akyab perhaps, as Jean Batten also stopped over there? In addition to her flight, 1934 was also the year of the air race to Oz for which Akyab was an en-route stop for some, but I don't think it included any bi-planes? OH if correct! |
Well done Max Tow Akyab Burma it is. Sycamore good stab at Jean Batten. I thought it might be her Gypsy Moth in the first photo but the snap was taken in October 1934 and Batten was there in May. Frank Stewart took the photo. He was travelling in this Dragon Rapide with S/L Hewitt and F/O C.E. Kay, pictured at Akyab. They came 9th and last in The MacRobertson Melbourne Trophy Air Race.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....76306a5910.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9ed8dbb988.jpg Photo credit Geoff Goodall. Kingsford-Smith's 'Miss Southern Cross' seen above in Western Australia in 1933 following his record breaking flight from Lympne. He night-stopped at Akyab 8/9 October 1933. He carried the mails in Southern Cross from Darwin to Akyab and back in April/May 1931 on behalf of Imperial Airways following the loss of their DH66 City of Cairo. As you say he disappeared over The Andaman Sea in 'Lady Southern Cross' 8th November 1935. Akyab was well used as a staging post by a host of potential record breakers and race competitors, to name but a few: Poulet 1919, The Smith Brothers 1919, Parer and McIntosh 1920, Cobham 1925-6, Kingsford Smith 1933, Batten 1934 and 1936 and Earhart in 1937. Amy Johnson diverted from Akyab to Rangoon due wx and bent her aeroplane on landing 13 May 1930. Some snaps from 1945 after the Japs were kicked out. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....c9ee83026e.jpg Photo credit Australian War Memorial Museum https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....944af9520d.jpg Photo credit Australian War Memorial Museum https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....f5cac1d614.jpg Akyab March 11th 1945. Beaufighter of 177 Squadron (based Chiringa) Crew: Bill Wilson and Edward Cheshire. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....da419e497b.jpg |
Thanks - your wrap-up was a mine of information, as ever! OH.
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Neither Asturias nor Ferrara, but somewhere a bit cold in Japan? Kushiro?
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Well there's a player from the past! Long time no see!!!
Yes Japan but no Kushiro - new pic in summer https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6b82b41c2a.jpg |
Haha, thanks Asturias. I drop in here occasionally these days, and the 'JAL' logo on the vehicle prompted me to have a long-distance effort. The snow made me think of Hokkaido, so I'll have a final (for the moment) try at Chitose?
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It seems that after the big earthquake, much control towers have received an external steel beam reinforcement cage. I assume your photo is of pre quake date?
It changes the silhouettes considerably. |
Memanbetsu
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Here it is when I visited in 2017.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9d8e8c474e.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0fcae1a574.jpg |
Memanbetsu/Abashiri Hokkaido it is (note I never said it wasn't Hokkaido!!) - nice spot but a gets BIG SNOW in winter
Clue has the con https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....4036e7348d.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a84c592b03.jpg |
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That looks like Royal Air Maroc old colours to me - and the terrain could be N Africa???
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Yes to N Africa. No to Royal Air Maroc.
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For whom it may help:
Probably Swissair Convair Metropolitan. Or transferred to Belair or Telair. (Athough I doubt if the belly would then still be polished aluminum) |
Originally Posted by Flap40
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Apart from Northern Spanish Morocco, Spain in the late 1800's, also acquired the Western Sahara, parts of it later known under the name Spanish Sahara, so is it somewhere served on of those Iberia flights done from the Canaries? I was initially going to say Gando Las Palmas but not with those big hills... Lovely photo BTW Edit to add Sahara Ref... |
Thanks Rog747 - once again the N.Hemisphere does 99% the hard work in narrowing down to the aircraft, airline & country! So as a final tap into goal - Sidi Ifni?
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Well that's the 24hrs. Max Tow has it with Sidi Ifni. The Cable car ran from close to the southern threshold out to a deep(er) water anchorage and was used to get cargo ashore.
The outline of the runway and taxiways can still be seen but I don't think it has seen an aircraft in many years. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8b5fc83994.png |
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