Where was I? Vol 5

[Bill]

MYOB said:

First one - Baghdad?

You've spotted what I have!

[rlg43p]

Semmelweiss said:

First one - Las Palmas?

Way off

[Bonefish Blues]

Nope - someone else will put the ball in the net I'm sure


...although the name Harbury is in my head - likely completely erroneously

[MYOB]

Bill said:

MYOB said:

First one - Baghdad?

You've spotted what I have!

Oops, I didn't see you post first!

[rlg43p]

Bill said:

Is the first one Baghdad??

Closer than Las Palmas, but not right

[vaud]

Bill said:

MYOB said:

First one - Baghdad?

You've spotted what I have!

Ah ha - me too.

It's an airport in Iraq?

[rlg43p]

vaud said:

Bill said:

MYOB said:

First one - Baghdad?

You've spotted what I have!

Ah ha - me too.

It's an airport in Iraq?

It's a clue but a bit of a red herring.

National airlines fly to and from their home airport.

[Smoggy XJR]

Lahore?

[Bill]

Elsewhere in the gulf?

[DB4DM]

The Porsche by the pepperpot is Burton Dassett Country Park, nice view from the top and not far from Gaydon

[Chester draws]

The airport is Bahrain.

"A S G U L" on the back of the cart was the clue!

[rlg43p]

DB4DM said:

The Porsche by the pepperpot is Burton Dassett Country Park, nice view from the top and not far from Gaydon

Yes

[Bill]

Chester draws said:

The airport is Bahrain.

"A S G U L" on the back of the cart was the clue!

I thought it might be, hence the gulf guess, but had no idea where it might once have referred to.

[rlg43p]

Chester draws said:

The airport is Bahrain.

"A S G U L" on the back of the cart was the clue!

That's right - but what has ASGUL got to do with Bahrain?



When I was 6 years old (1966) we went to live in India for my father's job. The flight to Bombay (as it was called at the time) were on BOAC VC10 aircraft which required up to 5 stops en route. I was at boarding school back here in the UK from the age of 9 and flights back to India in the holidays, depending upon routing, would stop off at any of Beirut, Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Cairo, Kuwait, Baghdad.

[Chester draws]

rlg43p said:

Chester draws said:

The airport is Bahrain.

"A S G U L" on the back of the cart was the clue!

That's right - but what has ASGUL got to do with Bahrain?



When I was 6 years old (1966) we went to live in India for my father's job. The flight to Bombay (as it was called at the time) were on BOAC VC10 aircraft which required up to 5 stops en route. I was at boarding school back here in the UK from the age of 9 and flights back to India in the holidays, depending upon routing, would stop off at any of Beirut, Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Cairo, Kuwait, Baghdad.

Aircraft Services GULf was bought by Bahrain Airport Services if I remember my googling.

Bahrain airport 1950 brought up the image that confirmed yours. I have a strange deja vu that we've had that airport on here previously too?!?!

Big adventure for a 6 year old!

Edited by Chester draws on Thursday 17th June 21:23

[Kenty]

Who is it to go now, after the double pic?

[Chester draws]

I was expecting DB4DM to go for getting the Porsche one.

[DB4DM]

Sorry have just spent 6 hours in the car, south Devon to Warwickshire. Normally 3!

First time I went to Singapore in 1977 flying facing backwards in an RAF VC10 trooping flight we went via Bahrain but I think it was a bit more modern than the 1950s pic, then via Colombo. 24 hours of discomfort!

Whose house please?

Edited by DB4DM on Friday 18th June 19:31

[Smoggy XJR]

Everyone's being very polite tonight.

[DB4DM]

Was still editing!