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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2011, 20:46
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Thank you A30yoyo! Not one day passes without...

Thank you A30yoyo! Not one day passes without learning something new :ok:.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2011, 12:14
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

In searching of an old RAF aerodrome for the WA...

In searching of an old RAF aerodrome for the WA thread, I came across the pictures below. I thought they would fit to this thread. Hope you agree.

They are form The Move By Air, 1st Battalion,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Dec 2010, 12:00
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

I think first you need to establish the distance...

I think first you need to establish the distance to the crash site from a good source, because some sources say 16 kilometers, some 23 kilometers (which would be some 14 miles).

Then you might...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Oct 2010, 11:51
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Great catch, forget! The picture above was...

Great catch, forget!

The picture above was taken 9 May 1941, this film was released 9 June 1941. Same air attack, I believe.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 16:05
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Phileas, could you please elaborate. Your Wadi...

Phileas, could you please elaborate. Your Wadi Hauran map is far away from Rutbah.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 15:24
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

What this all seems to boil down is that...

What this all seems to boil down is that everybody had it right: There was one fort, in the middle of the desert, built by the British, and it is now "down-town" Ar Rutba :ok:.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 14:35
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Further: Here is a picture of Rutbah in 1941...

Further:

Here is a picture of Rutbah in 1941 File:Rutbah under attack.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rutbah_under_attack.jpg)

It shows the building...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 14:04
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

The beacon tower in the painting is mentioned on...

The beacon tower in the painting is mentioned on some sources, but not seen in the aerial picture. I wonder how much artist's freedom has been used. You also might notice, that this source calls the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 13:53
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Phileas, coming to think of it, it is very...

Phileas, coming to think of it, it is very possible that there has been one or more forts in Al Rutba and the Imperial Airways "terminal building" in Rutbah Wells is one or none of them. Equally, the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2010, 13:37
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

EDIT: I wrote this while forget wrote his own.......

EDIT: I wrote this while forget wrote his own.... Part of it is redundant :O

Missioncontrol,

I do not want to sound pedant, but the Wikipedia says



So, Rutbah Wells should be in Ar Rutba...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Oct 2010, 12:27
Replies: 57
Views: 33,561
Posted By RegDep

Phil I looked at that, too, but if you look at...

Phil I looked at that, too, but if you look at other sources, it may be that an accident was 16 km south of the airfield.

From the pictures (not the painting that also appears in the net) it seems...
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