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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th May 2021, 22:43
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yes. It is Nadzab. I thought Chimbu Warrior...

Yes. It is Nadzab.
I thought Chimbu Warrior might come out of the jungle for this one. (halo wantok!) :)
This airport replaced Lae in the precious challenge.
Modern progress decrees that you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 23:04
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Allan Lupton: That is too far in the wrong...

Allan Lupton: That is too far in the wrong direction !
Here it is in crappy weather....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 21:06
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Thanks. Here is one with no nautical connection...

Thanks.
Here is one with no nautical connection and a bit more more modern....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 12:32
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yep. It was a handy visual inner marker when I...

Yep. It was a handy visual inner marker when I was flying around there in the 1960s
Sadly, neither it nor the runway are there now.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 09:18
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

OK. I reckon that is Lae, then. And possibly...

OK. I reckon that is Lae, then.
And possibly that is the Tenyo Maru getting sh!t knocked out of it before it was run aground at the runway threshold.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2021, 07:19
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

I'll go for a WW2 Japanese airfield. Is it in...

I'll go for a WW2 Japanese airfield.
Is it in New Guinea?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 19:18
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

They did such a great job Photoshopping away a...

They did such a great job Photoshopping away a great long selfie stick and arm out of the front windo, so maybe they did the flaps too. :E
Great photo.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2021, 02:49
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/640x400/hl3011_vickers_viscount_nac_800x500_3_35ca69cd16ef49bc3ab32e58d701d1c33b804b87.jpg
OK. so we might be in New Zealand.
The terrain looks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2021, 02:07
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Both Taa and Ansett paint schemes had solid...

Both Taa and Ansett paint schemes had solid stripes along the window line completely filling the spaces between the windows, so I do not think we are in Australia.
Pity the photo's resolution is not...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2021, 04:41
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

I'll go for a bit of history then: the place...

I'll go for a bit of history then: the place where Ansett started in 1936.
Hamilton?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2019, 22:50
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yes. It is an old tradition W2 documentaries...

Yes. It is an old tradition
W2 documentaries show that they did a similar thing for departing Kamikaze, but without the snowman :E
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2019, 00:57
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Gotta be a Firefly with wings that fold like...

Gotta be a Firefly with wings that fold like that.

See the heritage report on the Berwick (Casey) airfield...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2019, 22:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Can you check your image again? There is now...

Can you check your image again?
There is now perfect left-right symmetry about the center line, and I can't imagine that being real.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2019, 07:40
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Thank you. Your concrete battleship clue...

Thank you.
Your concrete battleship clue narrowed the search area considerably, and provided a fascinating piece of history as a diversion.
It wasn't too hard to then find an ASW base nearby....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2019, 22:22
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Sangley point, then?

Sangley point, then?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2018, 23:00
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Somewhere in New Zealand?

Somewhere in New Zealand?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2018, 02:09
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yep. That's the term I could not think of (for a...

Yep. That's the term I could not think of (for a powered hang glider thingy that uses a runway). :ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2018, 21:25
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

It looks like hang-gliders to me.

It looks like hang-gliders to me.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2018, 21:53
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Short runways and skinny hangars. ...

Short runways and skinny hangars.
General/private aviation only, no airline service there?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2018, 00:08
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Moved 35Km NW up the Markham valley to Nadzab

Moved 35Km NW up the Markham valley to Nadzab
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2018, 23:15
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yes. It gradually slid back and is now all...

Yes. It gradually slid back and is now all underwater
It was a rather unique VFR inner marker for RWY32 courtesy of the Japanese and WW2.
(Or maybe that should be courtesy of the US navy and a SBD...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2018, 22:10
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

I feel a bit guilty using the time zone...

I feel a bit guilty using the time zone difference to sneak in when all the hard work had been done.
That one was far too cold, so let's go somewhere much warmer.
You won't find much of this one on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2018, 20:32
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Bingo! Iles de la Madeleine (YGR)

Bingo!
Iles de la Madeleine (YGR)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2018, 20:25
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Quebec has a salt mine Mines Seleine, Québec?s...

Quebec has a salt mine
Mines Seleine, Québec?s only salt mine - MinesQC (http://minesqc.com/en/informations-sheets/mines-seleine-quebecs-only-salt-mine/)
And a population almost 9 million....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2018, 22:41
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

How about Nampula ? That has RWY 23.

How about Nampula ?
That has RWY 23.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Nov 2018, 23:43
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

So we are thinking French. That triple tailed...

So we are thinking French.
That triple tailed aircraft in the background looks like it could be an Avro York, which was also operated by the French military.
They also operated C-54s, and if this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2018, 06:29
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Are we in the USA now? We had buildings with...

Are we in the USA now?
We had buildings with pimples on the roof when we were looking at the early days of ballooning
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2018, 06:27
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

If you post a photo of an airfield that no longer...

If you post a photo of an airfield that no longer exists it can last a bit longer :E
as no one has seen it like the photo in the past week or so.
But not much longer as there are some smart people...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2018, 00:45
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Thanks nvubu. It looks live parachute retarded...

Thanks nvubu. It looks live parachute retarded bombs were very popular back then.
You were a bit unlucky with the airfield identification.
I have noticed that GE seems to have different classes of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2018, 08:12
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

The 'Marston Matting" or pierced steel planking...

The 'Marston Matting" or pierced steel planking in the foreground I thought would be a good indication of American construction in WW2.
The weather was very nice up in the higlands, though.
Not so...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2018, 06:07
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Well done Rod! Tadji it is. It was a big...

Well done Rod! Tadji it is.

It was a big base for both the Japanese and the Allies
Not much there now, but signs of the three parallel runways still exist.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2018, 22:20
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Not Aitape, but you are getting close. I picked...

Not Aitape, but you are getting close.
I picked this one because you reminded me of a previous life with your last challenge,

This (and much more) was still visible back in those days...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2018, 19:39
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

Not Emirau. You have gone too far over the...

Not Emirau.
You have gone too far over the mountains, and besides, there were no Japanese defenders there to evict.
However, the Marines did land there at the same time during the campaign to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2018, 10:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

A small part of the airfield looked like this...

A small part of the airfield looked like this after the Japanese had been evicted and the Allies had become established there instead....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2018, 07:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,208,073
Posted By Terry Dactil

PNG yes. Kikori no. Try the other side of the...

PNG yes. Kikori no.
Try the other side of the mountains.
Photo was about 2003
(arpinun wantok)
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