The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

[om15]

Thank you Ex A, that took a little bit of finding, I'm sure that you will find this easier,

[om15]

A former Luftwaffe night fighter base, later in more peaceful times I worked there and listened to RR Darts, Speys and Tays.

[om15]

Geen interesse tot nu toe? je hoeft niet zo ver over de grens te reizen.

[om15]

Wow, you really don't like this one, look carefully and you might see some tulips

[Capetonian]

Trying to think of an RAF base in NL but near the border with DE. It should be easy.

[om15]

Not an RAF base.
Luftwaffe, RNAF and also housed an aircraft manufacturers Service centre. Was going to house nuclear missiles but a treaty stopped that before deployment.

[Tall Bird]

Woensdrecht!

Last night Mr Fox and I trawled for an hour along Belgian and German borders looking for bases in NL. I remember reading about Woensdrecht and now not sure why we rejected it then. Very interesting articles online and dits from Mr Fox.

[om15]

It is Woensdrecht!
Beginning to think everyone had gone home. Just over the border from Antwerp near Bergen Op Zoom, I spent three months here once at the Fokker Service Centre with a severely damaged F27, very nice area.
TB is on the crease, well found.

[Tall Bird]

Thanks om. It was a joint effort with Mr Fox: I did the reading, he did the looking. http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Netherlands.pdf

How about this:

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[Woody]

Looking a bit Canadian.

[Tall Bird]

Wrong continent Woody. There is a more famous 'big house' nearby ...

[om15]

I reckon we are oop north in Yorkshire, Nunnington Hall

[Tall Bird]

It is Nunnington Hall (NT) in Ryedale - a beautiful spot by the river on a summer's day. Wonderful interiors and also home to the Carlisle collection of miniature rooms:

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On the day we visited there was a lot of aviation action over the Howardian Hills - BBMF and others out to play.

Well spotted om. Your go ...

[om15]

Thank you TB,

[Ex-Ascot]

Wales?

[om15]

Not Wales, but not that far away in the border country.

[tango15]

Is this perchance the burial site of the immortal bard. Holy Trinity at Stratford-on-Avon?

[Ex-Ascot]

Looked at the four bordering counties plus SW counties down as far as Cornwall. Must have missed it.

[tango15]

Is this perchance the burial site of the immortal bard. Holy Trinity at Stratford-on-Avon?

Doh! Warwickshire isn't one of the border counties, is it?

[om15]

Sorry chaps, we are in an area that is next to South Wales, west of the River Seven. Haven't seen Izod Tester for a while.