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  • #46
    Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
    So there I was an hour or so ago thinking "GoogleEarth".

    Scan the coastline areas areas around that latititude in Kjells region of the world and what happened ?

    Bloody (_e=Mc2_) aka smartass.....AKA Paul, beat me to Tromso.

    Ooooohhh.....BOLLOCKS !!!!!
    Brian, stop it, I'll get all




    All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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    • #47
      OK Guys and Gals,

      here's my first offering on this thread (and I promise I won't beat you to it this time Brian )...

      ... let's play NAME THAT AIRPORT!

      Paul




      All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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      • #48
        Originally posted by HB-IHC View Post
        OK Guys and Gals,

        ... let's play NAME THAT AIRPORT!

        OK, these are very difficult so I figure a clue now and then will help.

        Here's the first clue: The newer sheep rims

        ... well, you didn't think I'd just tell you where to look did you?

        For anyone that doesn't instantly recognise what's going on with this clue, it is an anagram that will help you, a bit.... when you've solved it.

        Have fun

        Paul



        All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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        • #49
          OK. Western Hemisphere ?
          If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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          • #50
            ...and the bent road sign and vehicles look American ?
            If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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            • #51
              Yes, Brian... you have unravelled my woolly clue and your observations have also brought you one step closer. It is indeed an American airport!

              Paul



              All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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              • #52
                OK. Doesn't exactly look like a busy international so I'm guessing mostly ga/business jet ?
                If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                  OK. Doesn't exactly look like a busy international so I'm guessing mostly ga/business jet ?
                  I don't know enough about this airport to answer that Brian, although GA and Biz for sure, but picking out the aviation from the Hobbity verses below will help you get a bigger picture:

                  There's something about the Albatross
                  When you gaze upon its parity
                  It might look like a Goshawk
                  Surging across the Galaxy

                  Seven Two, Seven Two, Seven Two, Seven Two
                  I spy them there, and four to see
                  Seven Three, Seven Three, Seven Three, Seven Three
                  I can't see any but there might just be

                  Paul



                  All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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                  • #54
                    OK...so....the Grumman Albatross is a seaplane.

                    Goshawk ? Hmmm, T45 Goshawk, modified version of BaE Hawk

                    so....a tentative foot in the water....

                    Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas ?
                    If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                    • #55
                      Then again...Galaxy ? Lockheed Galaxy ?

                      Seven two, Seven three ..... 767-200/300 ?
                      But also GA/Biz. !!!

                      Stabbing in the dark here...although the bright blue sky screams California/Texas/Florida ?
                      If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                      • #56
                        Or....

                        Aaaaah...possibly Kingman, Arizona.

                        Galaxies and stored 767-200's and a busy GA/bizjet airfield
                        If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          OK...so....the Grumman Albatross is a seaplane.

                          Goshawk ? Hmmm, T45 Goshawk, modified version of BaE Hawk

                          What do you call a man with no arms and legs floating on the water?.... BOB!... Bang On Brian!

                          (unresreved politically correct apologies to any amputees can be forwarded if necessary)


                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post

                          so....a tentative foot in the water....

                          Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas ?
                          tenative foot, but the water's too cold for you to want to stay at this location...


                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          Then again...Galaxy ? Lockheed Galaxy ?
                          Yes, well spotted in a spiral way, but be careful here that you don't read too much into your stars on that one...


                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          Seven two, Seven three ..... 767-200/300 ?
                          ... too convoluted, the information here is not ... refer back to the stanza.

                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          Stabbing in the dark here...although the bright blue sky screams California/Texas/Florida ?
                          You have a VERY LARGE stabbing utensil, too large for me just at this moment. Recap the poem, identify what you know I am saying and what you think I am saying and check back with me... to help you, there are no red herrings in the poem and no clues in this paragraph.


                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          Aaaaah...possibly Kingman, Arizona
                          desert = a sea of a different sort, hot, very hot as far as temperature is concerned, but cold, too cold, as far as location is concerned.


                          Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                          But also GA/Biz. !!!
                          ... without a doubt, over and out!

                          (for now)

                          Paul
                          Last edited by HB-IHC; 2009-11-01, 21:56.



                          All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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                          • #58
                            OK. T45A Goshawk is the carrier version. GA/Bizjet so it's a land based field with a naval military AND civilian presence.

                            Yes ?
                            If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                            • #59
                              Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                              OK. T45A Goshawk is the carrier version. GA/Bizjet so it's a land based field with a naval military AND civilian presence.

                              Yes ?

                              Mmmm, yes-ish Brian.... but don't read into this yet or be in too much of a rush otherwise you will get confused by the information.

                              I will lead you through the clues so that you know what they're saying but they need to be properly uncovered first. Rewind a bit and just go through the list:

                              1. which aircraft do you think you have definitely identified?

                              2. which aircraft do you think you haven't quite identified (i.e. which lines in the poem)?



                              All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last (Marcel Proust)

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                              • #60
                                Well...it's either the Albatross or the Goshawk.

                                So...Albatross ? Coastguard ?

                                Goshawk ? USN.

                                I'll look for a reply tomorrow. I'm off to bed for now.

                                TTFN.
                                If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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