McKenzie Silverwings

That's the one, over to you Mel.

https://aeropedia.com.au/content/mac...-silver-wings/

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pre 1940?

Yes, but not by much.
Sorry about the tiny pic.

British? I have a strong feeling I have a copy of that pic somewhere in the piles ................ rather files

I think I know but could be Miles out.:)

Hawk-eyed , Waffu! ?

You are indeed miles out. 4045 miles out to be precise. (I'm assuming that the old airfield was where the current one is)
However there is a curious coincidence in the respective designers names - a homonym.

well if its NOT Miles at Woodley then 4045 miles puts us in the USA

Or Canada?

Equally the Caribbean, northern S America, equatorial africa, India, China, Mongolia, Siberia, Alaska...

Not great hives of aircraft building activity

So it's NOT N America?

No, I said "equally" so I didn't specify though looking at hives of activity might prove fruitful.There's a clue in that too...and you already have one very specific one re location.
It was a one-off and the company that made it went bust following fraudulent funding activities. It flew well, there is extensive footage of it on YouTube.


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Mel, your distance is in nautical miles I think?

Now I fancy a sandwich…

Yes, NM of course.
Kebab for me today.

Well that was supposed to be a clue

I assumed that, hence my pehaps rather more appropriate response .Or maybe you haven't got it after all...because I don't see a sandwich in this (and its a bit of a stretch even to include kebab)

Hmm Sandwich Isles are a bit too far away.

Assuming I’ve got the right machine, maybe an omelet (sic) would have been better?