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Asturias56 15th Feb 2023 16:56

Caribbean?

chevvron 15th Feb 2023 17:00

More like Maldives with that white coral sand.

teusje 15th Feb 2023 18:18

Not the Caribbean or the Maldives, but the latter is closer.

chevvron 15th Feb 2023 20:12

Bird Island, part of the Seychelles group

Self loading bear 15th Feb 2023 21:27


Originally Posted by chevvron (Post 11386491)
Bird Island, part of the Seychelles group

I thought I had scanned the whole Seychelles but the islands are widespread!

teusje 16th Feb 2023 16:19

Bird Island it is. This seems to the terminal building.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a223d44601.jpg

You have the floor, chevvron.

Asturias56 16th Feb 2023 16:51

Easier to use than LHR T5!!!

chevvron 16th Feb 2023 19:44

Open House.

OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 08:14

Time for a quickie..........

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ca211182e5.png

chevvron 17th Feb 2023 09:58

Roundwood Farm?

OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 11:54

Sadly not Roundwood - but we are in Britain.


OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 12:40

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8417a25bc8.png

The manufacturer of this aeroplane owned the subject aerodrome for a very brief period indeed before WW11..........

descol 17th Feb 2023 15:53

maybe - Barton in the Clay - Bedfordshire ?

OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 15:57

A very good answer - you are certainly on the trail - but not there yet.......

OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 18:32

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....89b278c6f7.jpg

OUAQUKGF Ops 17th Feb 2023 21:11

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....14dd6e0de8.png
Image: Late Richard Riding.

UV 18th Feb 2023 01:47

Park Farm aka Eaton Bray?
OH if correct

OUAQUKGF Ops 18th Feb 2023 08:35

UV has it with Eaton Bray. descol you were only a few miles away having identified the Marendaz Trainer which was built at Barton le Clay.


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....edce834fa0.png

Above extracted from 'On The Wire' Eaton Bray and D.A. Russell by the Late Richard Riding.

There was also a 'Sportsdrome' with Tethered Racing, Horse Racing and Motor Bike Racing......


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....867f66c94a.jpg
Tethered Racing. Image: Late Richard Riding.


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....517be1da20.png
'The Frog' manufactured by Dooling Bros. Extremely rapid of the period 40s-50s.

An interesting link here: https://onthewire.co.uk/bray4.htm


UV has declared Open House.

chimbu warrior 18th Feb 2023 10:14

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....fd9bcdbd1a.jpg
This airfield is no longer in use. In a European country, but not in Europe.

India Four Two 18th Feb 2023 10:15

chimbu beat me by a minutes, so I've withdrawn my challenge.


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