https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9bce0a6afa.jpg
Jan 1997

Looks a bit like` AL`s Garage`......?

That looks Iike the middle of nowhere - but it's quite a smart strip.

USA?

Yes USA.

I think it is the Dade Collier - Florida - Training and Transition Airport in the Everglades ?

Ah! hence the layout!!!

Almost 24 hrs and I have to go out.
Yes, it is Dade Collier, Florida.
We were doing visual circiuts in an A300 out of FLL.
Over to you Descol.

Thanks 88
Here's something from the past

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Is it or was it a New Zealand territory?

Morning Ast - early ppruning !
It has an NZ connection

Would that be Lacaula Bay, Suva, Fiji?

following Chimbu's post ...............

LAUCALA BAY BY BEE DAWSON

$44.90

Laucala Bay, The story of the RNZAF in Fiji 1939 to 1967

A social history of the RNZAF flying-boat station at Laucala Bay, near Suva in Fiji.

Nothing to offer, so open house (subject to confirmation by Descol in the fullness of time).

correct - CW has declared open house

Laucala Bay, The story of the RNZAF in Fiji 1939 to 1967

A social history of the RNZAF flying-boat station at Laucala Bay, near Suva in Fiji.

As the prospect of a Pacific war with Japan became likely in the 1930s, a Commonwealth defence conference decided which countries would be responsible for which parts of the Pacific. New Zealand was given responsibility for air reconnaissance for part of the ocean centred around Fiji. It was considered that this would best be done with flying boats.

The air base at Laucala Bay was developed as part of the strategy to carry out this work. The book tells of the wartime crises and life when peace arrived, from the tracking of both aircraft and submarine activity, to the tragedies and rescues inevitable in times of war, to extreme weather events and the off-duty antics of the airmen, officers and WAAFs. Plentiful photographs and personal accounts make for an entertaining and informative read.

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Europe I guess?

Yes - Czechoslovakia.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....13c9bb3246.jpg

Czech or Slovak ?

- there are dozens of airfields in that part of the world!

My big Times Atlas of the World says Czech Republic. :)


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....484fe60bf8.jpg

https://ourairports.com/big-map.html?country=CZ says there's still a lot ..............

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