Another location quiz...

[TobyV]

Look like you chaps had fun guessing Pete's photo. Here's no fewer than three locations from me. Should be easy enough. The last one isnt a trick, the aircraft was on finals at the time of the mishap and the pilot did survive before anyone asks!

Location1:


Location2:


Location3:

[RAF_Quantum]

3. Hatfield

[Hot_Charlie]

Hatfield is the third IIRC.

The first is a tough one. Looks like it could be a very undeveloped Hawarden, but on the other hand, blatantly isn't.

[TobyV]

Told you this was easy, It is indeed George Aird parting company with a Lightning on finals to Hatfield after a fire in the tail caused the control surfaces. First one isn't Hawarden though!

[Hot_Charlie]

First one isn't Hawarden though!

Told you it wasn't!

[Hot_Charlie]

Oh my word - how obvious! That'll be the midland main line on the right, and if the same photo was taken now, the airfield is a gravel pit, and the M25 would run across the foreground.

Radlett?!

[TobyV]

Gravel pit had been filled in when I last flew over it from Luton this August, but yep, tis Radlett.

[airboatr]

Toby I wouldn't have a clue in the world as to where they would be
but I can bet there is one place that farm tractor driver doesn't want to be ...


What an excellent photo. although be it quiet sad att he same time.
hope the pilot made it

[SkippyBing]

Do I get points for saying the Lightning photo is also on the back cover of 'The Man in the Hot Seat' by Doddy Hay M-B's test er.. Pilot?

[Hot_Charlie]

Gravel pit had been filled in when I last flew over it from Luton this August, but yep, tis Radlett.

Come to think of it the pit had been filled in when I went past on a train a couple of years back. The site was surrounded by Lafarge (or similar company) signs though.

Such a shame that of the London factory airfields, only Wisley exists in any form of a airfield now.