Photo Location Information

[Chris Trott]

Hey guys,

Ruud just put up some pictures on his website that were very interesting. Among them is of a CV-580 which has a Beech V-Tail Bonanza and DH Dove in the background. He believes it was taken in the UK, and I'm inclined to believe him (based on the farm tractor and trailer in the far background, the fencing on the airport perimeter, and the landscape more than the presence of a Dove). However, I'm interested in knowing if anyone can identify who the operator of the Dove was or what airfield it might have been taken at?

Link to the page (it's picture #4) - http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-bill_hill.htm

Page 2 has a lot of great classic propliner action from London and Southend as well.

[FlyTexas]

The airfield might be Gatwick. The Dove might be G-ANMJ.

Brian

[Swanoir]

The Dove livery does look very much like the Hawker Siddeley one. Not sure about the location though.

[Chris Trott]

Thanks for the replies.

I got a delayed message (thank you yahoogroups) where Mike McHugh responded to Ruud's initial e-mail and provided the following additional information on location and information on the pictures -

I don't know anything about the Weather Engineering DC-3 but the photo is at
Gatwick
N270E is at Gatwick, I took virtually the same photo
TF-LLC looks like it was at the Biggin Hill Air Fair, Loftleidir had an
aircraft there for a few years in the 60s, TF-LLC was there in 1966 but in
my photo of it, it seems to be in a different position, maybe just a
different day.
N65780 looks like it was at Luton
I'm pretty certain 4X-FPZ is at Orly, I have similar photos with similar
background taken there
HP385 is at Heathrow
EC-AMU looks like it is at Heathrow
EC-AMV is at Heathrow
N123SW is at Heathrow
I-DIMU, N90773 and N90778 are all at Gatwick
N6110C is at Heathrow
DC-6 CF-P?? Pacific Western is at Gatwick and I think it is CF-PCI as well
DC-7C Pan Am is at Heathrow
PP-PDM is at Heathrow
N4700C is at the Paris Air Show, the aircraft to the left is a C-9A
7T-VAZ is at Orly
F-BGNI I agree looks like it is at Orly
N447T looks like it is at Stansted
G-AOYM I agree is at Southend
TC-YUK is at Gatwick
OD-AES is at Gatwick, you can see the tail of a BUA aircraft of the left of
the picture
VH-INJ is operated by Airlines of NSW, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlines_ ... outh_Wales

So looks like Gatwick is the winner! Thanks for the lead on the Dove's identity, I tend to agree and will let Ruud know the identity information.