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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 22:20
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Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Looks much as Jackson's, Port Moresby. must have...

Looks much as Jackson's, Port Moresby. must have done in the 1940s:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2021, 11:38
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

When I visited Llandrindod Wells in the 1970s I...

When I visited Llandrindod Wells in the 1970s I was amused to see the sign on Tom Norton's Automobile Palace still offering Aeroplanes. We wondered how many he'd sold and how long ago, but had no...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Dec 2020, 10:34
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Vibration was the problem, I think, a consequence...

Vibration was the problem, I think, a consequence of the solid-mounted rear engine with shaft-driven front propellor.
I think I remember that in his ATA Pilots' Notes Hugh Bergel referred to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2020, 14:39
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Momote on Manus Island perhaps?

Momote on Manus Island perhaps?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2020, 07:55
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Too green for Morocco, so central America perhaps?

Too green for Morocco, so central America perhaps?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2020, 17:25
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Or the Philippines?

Or the Philippines?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2020, 14:23
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Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

which they did! What they are unloading are parts...

which they did! What they are unloading are parts of an enormous gold dredge so the crane would have been by way of a rehearsal.
They were airlifting heavy machinery when we in Europe still thought...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2020, 07:58
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

chimbu warrior is correct, of course. Open...

chimbu warrior is correct, of course.
Open House has been declared.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2020, 18:06
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Thanks SLB - oh is the Bi-Polar Bear who posts...

Thanks SLB - oh is the Bi-Polar Bear who posts somewhere any relation?
Here's an easy one which is all I have ready and may even have been used before:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2020, 14:55
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

I don't know the range but my guess was that it...

I don't know the range but my guess was that it was not a long range aeroplane!
I see that Bonn/Hangelar has existed since 1909 or thereabouts so if my guess about the area is right I'll go the step...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jul 2020, 14:36
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Germany, but easy flying distance for the P2 from...

Germany, but easy flying distance for the P2 from Holland I'd guess, so the Köln or Bonn area but not Köln-Bonn which was not invented then (c1930)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2020, 12:12
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

That didn't take long and is correct. Speke it...

That didn't take long and is correct. Speke it is, selected as it's the first aerodrome I flew to (In a Rapide, not a Connie).
OH is declared.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2020, 10:27
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

A few years ago I posted a photo of Momote in...

A few years ago I posted a photo of Momote in this thread and you listed a few it could be, went for the wrong one and Heathrow Harry sneaked in with the right answer.
I can't find the photo I was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2020, 15:34
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Looks a bit green for Momote, but perhaps. . .

Looks a bit green for Momote, but perhaps. . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2020, 11:55
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

PNG perhaps?

PNG perhaps?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jun 2020, 15:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

That'd be Jericho International then!

That'd be Jericho International then!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2020, 20:03
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Both were airship places as was intended at...

Both were airship places as was intended at Karachi
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2020, 11:28
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

We have a winner as that's all near enough! My...

We have a winner as that's all near enough! My uncle Reg took the photo when he was in India on business in 1928 and it is one of several he took showing the Airship Shed in construction.
About 57...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2020, 08:34
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

neither of those

neither of those
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2020, 08:02
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

not there either

not there either
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2020, 22:03
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Already? it's only been there three days! Both...

Already? it's only been there three days!
Both wrong answers are correct in one detail.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2020, 15:35
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

but not there either.

but not there either.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2020, 10:56
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Is anybody there?

Is anybody there?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th May 2020, 09:06
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Sorry, not that.

Sorry, not that.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th May 2020, 08:37
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

I don't often post on here as I usually can't...

I don't often post on here as I usually can't identify the aerodromes offered and have very few suitable photos of my own anyway. How about this one though? Where and when?
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Apr 2020, 13:58
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

That area is known for sets of towns/villages...

That area is known for sets of towns/villages such as High Roding, Aythorpe Roding, White Roding, Leaden Roding and Abbess Roding but, although "Great" Dunmow exists, unusually there's no "Little"...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2020, 18:44
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

as does William Green! However I think the...

as does William Green!
However I think the scorched grass tale does have a reasonable pedigree but I can't lay hands on it
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2019, 08:09
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Probably not Popham, but who knows?

Probably not Popham, but who knows?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Oct 2019, 07:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

In my younger days we were taught that "aircraft"...

In my younger days we were taught that "aircraft" referred to anything, aerostat or aerodyne, that moved through the air and aeroplane referred to aerodynes only. As they say these days, the clue is...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2019, 11:39
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Norway perhaps?

Norway perhaps?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2019, 13:52
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

More likely Boreham

More likely Boreham
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2019, 16:32
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

PNG or further S?

PNG or further S?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Aug 2019, 16:08
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

I have it as Wally Hope winning the 1928 King's...

I have it as Wally Hope winning the 1928 King's Cup but Brooklands is correct and what was asked! There is some of the banked track visible (which, in the case of Lympne, it has not got).
Over to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Aug 2019, 15:24
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

The photo, and its caption "The first de...

The photo, and its caption "The first de Havilland aeroplane which flew, photographed at Seven Barrows, where I learned to fly" comes from "Sky Fever" by Sir Geoffrey who presumably knew of what he...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Aug 2019, 13:48
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,209,114
Posted By Allan Lupton

Aaahhh de Havilland! That'll be Seven Barrows,...

Aaahhh de Havilland! That'll be Seven Barrows, Hampshire in about 1910.
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