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22nd May 2021, 06:43
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Posted By Asturias56

Lauriebe has it and has declared OH- Feshie just...

Lauriebe has it and has declared OH- Feshie just south of Aviemore - beautiful spot.................
...
19th May 2021, 15:27
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Posted By Asturias56

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/645x367/2021_05_19_084520_3bf9538ec1ea8e8ecab7e723e7f16605c98c13f3.jpg
18th May 2021, 08:22
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Posted By Asturias56

Regretfully incorrect tho' Bergen has many...

Regretfully incorrect tho' Bergen has many similarities.................. the gliding club here has been around for a long time - at least 50 years IIRC
...
17th May 2021, 08:20
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Posted By Asturias56

Alas neither of the two suggestions altho they...

Alas neither of the two suggestions altho they both have merit. Chevvron is somewhat closer and KP's is closer to the landscape
...
16th May 2021, 07:45
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Posted By Asturias56

Since OH has been declared let us try another:- ...

Since OH has been declared let us try another:-

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14th May 2021, 07:36
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Posted By Asturias56

Hmm - I posted a question yesterday which hasn't...

Hmm - I posted a question yesterday which hasn't appeared but seems to be irrelevant after the second image
11th May 2021, 07:56
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Posted By Asturias56

N America?

N America?
10th May 2021, 07:45
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Posted By Asturias56

well it's a Heyford so lets try Upper Heyford?

well it's a Heyford so lets try Upper Heyford?
9th May 2021, 10:52
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Posted By Asturias56

Now that WAS off the beaten track - thank you ...

Now that WAS off the beaten track - thank you

Interesting list of fares "£100 in 1933 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £7,341.46 today" so 2 pax t o London = £ 1400 today - not too bad ...
9th May 2021, 09:05
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Posted By Asturias56

Ahhh - Thomas Jones of Pencerrig, Llanelwedd in...

Ahhh - Thomas Jones of Pencerrig, Llanelwedd in Powys in the late 18th Century

It's not Builth Wells as I can't find any pictures (or even a precise location) but it look like Llandrindod Wells...
9th May 2021, 07:15
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Posted By Asturias56

Well thats Tom Jones I think which takes us to...

Well thats Tom Jones I think which takes us to Pontypridd - but I don't think there was ever an airfield there so maybe Glamorgan?

Might be Llandow by the scenery but that only opened in 1940. ...
8th May 2021, 13:04
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Posted By Asturias56

"Looked pretty dreary in first image." - Cornwall...

"Looked pretty dreary in first image." - Cornwall on a wet winters day............. wonderful!


Chevron - 626 have a fairly active Face book page - looks like they have quite a good time.

As...
8th May 2021, 08:23
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Posted By Asturias56

OUAQUKGF Ops has it with Predanack - oddly only...

OUAQUKGF Ops has it with Predanack - oddly only 25 kms from Flushing (see previous challenge..) I think 626 Gliding Squadron use Pendannack Chevron
...
7th May 2021, 16:16
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Posted By Asturias56

can't comment....... for a while.......... ...

can't comment....... for a while..........

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7th May 2021, 07:55
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Posted By Asturias56

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/274x240/2021_05_01_181120_ddf22d8425d6b8f837790f22f8b2abe4d7144cd1.jpg
6th May 2021, 07:07
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Posted By Asturias56

lets try a sunnier day............... ...

lets try a sunnier day...............
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5th May 2021, 07:35
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Posted By Asturias56

Thanks Teusje it looked like a real challenge -...

Thanks Teusje it looked like a real challenge - I'd settled in for a long haul through every current and old airport in NE USA , fired up Google Earth and Zoomed in on one of the more "historic...
4th May 2021, 15:43
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Posted By Asturias56

Actually it IS Flushing Airport in...

Actually it IS Flushing Airport in Queens.......... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Airport

I think I'll go out and buy a lottery ticket.......
4th May 2021, 15:42
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Posted By Asturias56

It could be Flushing in Queens?

It could be Flushing in Queens?
4th May 2021, 15:37
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Posted By Asturias56

Is the airfield still in use as an airfield?

Is the airfield still in use as an airfield?
4th May 2021, 08:28
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Posted By Asturias56

Public Housing to me.......

Public Housing to me.......
2nd May 2021, 16:59
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Posted By Asturias56

Well Bear that wasn't easy - a lot of Swedish ...

Well Bear that wasn't easy - a lot of Swedish airports have very similar towers and the sun angle made any ID on the other buildings bloody hard - I thought I had it 4 times before trying...
2nd May 2021, 08:19
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Posted By Asturias56

Ok - not a major airport but not a really small...

Ok - not a major airport but not a really small place either

Somewhere like Torsby?
1st May 2021, 16:03
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Posted By Asturias56

Doesn't look quite right for Nausori - I think...

Doesn't look quite right for Nausori - I think the terminal building runs in front of the tower
30th Apr 2021, 16:28
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Posted By Asturias56

Bit bucolic....................

Bit bucolic....................
28th Apr 2021, 07:15
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Posted By Asturias56

Ok Lemnos or Limnos it is - "Hephaestus...

Ok Lemnos or Limnos it is - "Hephaestus International" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) - he was the Greek God of Metallurgy who was thrown (physically by Zeus) out of Olympus and landed here - no...
27th Apr 2021, 14:56
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Posted By Asturias56

More customers at Lemnos but better gardeners at...

More customers at Lemnos but better gardeners at Altis
27th Apr 2021, 06:58
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Posted By Asturias56

can't comment for a while ...

can't comment for a while

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/248x181/2021_04_16_160136_136b2b034b17d0821aa05c10f5e3962ecff4c918.jpg...
26th Apr 2021, 17:52
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Posted By Asturias56

I don't think Milos is in the Aegean, sensuo...

I don't think Milos is in the Aegean, sensuo stricto. And although there's been a lot of fighting there there's also several thousand years of history - you just had to choose the right time to live...
26th Apr 2021, 15:24
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Posted By Asturias56

No but it has been volcanic within the last few...

No but it has been volcanic within the last few thousand years, tho not recently - but that covers a lot of places thereabouts..............
26th Apr 2021, 12:47
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Posted By Asturias56

I'd say yes

I'd say yes
26th Apr 2021, 07:08
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Posted By Asturias56

Actually the Egyptians aren't mentioned - perhaps...

Actually the Egyptians aren't mentioned - perhaps they couldn't book a suitable slot?

It's not Egypt tho' - not quite as warm

It has several intra-country flights and seasonal charters from a...
25th Apr 2021, 11:02
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Posted By Asturias56

It's been invaded by just about everyone ...

It's been invaded by just about everyone

Venetians, Saracens, Romans, Greeks, Turks, Byzantines, Russians, Genoa, the Pope, Britain, Germany for a start. The Spanish may also have been involved at...
24th Apr 2021, 14:55
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Posted By Asturias56

no but not that far away - well... within 1000...

no but not that far away - well... within 1000 km........

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/533x918/2021_04_16_160502_618373ce633c569f13fbd933aefdb2c90de37472.jpg
24th Apr 2021, 07:06
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Posted By Asturias56

I know of geologists who've bought houses on the...

I know of geologists who've bought houses on the top of cliffs "for the view" and then watched their gardens suddenly wave goodbye on day - or in the absolute dead centre of a narrow valley bottom in...
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