In this month’s Aeroplane mag. there is this superb wartime colour photo of a York on an unknown airbase in the Middle East.
Visible on the tarmac are the letters AKK.. Could it be Akkra (Accra)
But then again, Accra is not in the Middle East.
Any thoughts?
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th January 2011 at 21:04
Where are the gliders? Notice the two ‘double white crosses’ for Gliding in progress
By: Etienne - 15th January 2011 at 11:53
Wow!……thanks for that lauriebe.
By: pagen01 - 15th January 2011 at 11:22
Thanks Lauriebe, so it’s Almaya, Cairo, it appears that even Aeroplane Monthly has forgotten the details to one of its pictures!
By: DaveF68 - 15th January 2011 at 11:19
just a thaught but could it be australian ??
The mosque in the background would tend to rule that out I think!! 🙂
Ooops, missed the earleir post!
By: Batman - 15th January 2011 at 10:41
just a thaught but could it be australian ??
No, it’s MW173 “Zipper”, SEAC markings. The Australian one was MW140 “Endeavour” which was ferried out in 1945.
By: lauriebe - 15th January 2011 at 09:55
Let “Google” be your friend:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=1675704
First post on that page.
By: tornado64 - 15th January 2011 at 09:54
That looks mightly like a mosque in the background; I doubt at that period you’d find one in Australia.
Moggy
you would now !! but ta for pointing that out all the same , lol !! d’oh
By: Moggy C - 15th January 2011 at 09:50
could it be australian ??
That looks mightly like a mosque in the background; I doubt at that period you’d find one in Australia.
Moggy
By: pagen01 - 15th January 2011 at 09:49
I was thinking that, I don’t think that is an airfield code or name, fantastic picture mind.
By: tornado64 - 15th January 2011 at 09:42
and could the k’s possibly be r’s in arrivals ??
By: tornado64 - 15th January 2011 at 09:33
just a thaught but could it be australian ??
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