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Post by Antonio on Sept 13, 2023 8:55:07 GMT 12
From eBay: Devon NZ 1802 - with a Hillman Imp ? in the background.  |
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Post by noooby on Sept 13, 2023 9:04:45 GMT 12
Wellington by the look of it.
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Post by Antonio on Sept 13, 2023 9:15:46 GMT 12
Wellington by the look of it. Not Wellington. Layout is all wrong. |
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Post by No longer identifiable on Sept 13, 2023 18:55:16 GMT 12
I agree with noooby. It looks like Wellington with the beach at Lyall Bay above the car and to the left. I presume it was taken with a telephoto lens which would tend to make things look closer than they really are, and the road in the background, where it curves even more to the left in the photo, looks like where the round-about is now. The main runway would be immediately behind the Devon (which is on the taxi-way). The only anomaly (or at least, the bit that is hard to pin down) are the buildings in the background, which look like a a collection of different building joined together. I looked at an aerial photo from the 1970s, and it shows a monolithic building (just as we see now in Google Earth). I'm still not 100% sure, but there can't be many airports in NZ that have tussock grasses and what looks like shore erosion from waves next to the road.
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Post by delticman on Sept 13, 2023 19:27:59 GMT 12
From eBay: Devon NZ 1802 - with a Hillman Imp ? in the background. It's a long time ago and the road behind the Devon, is the road to the west around Lyall Bay. If we could see to the right of the Devon tail, there is now the (old Aero Club) cafe. Where the marim grass is, we;; it's still there but to the right is the airport motel. On the foreground middle, is now a car park and the Hillman Imp is heading south alongside the runway. In those days the corner was much sharper. The shot of the Devon is not distorted but the background seems very close. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 13, 2023 19:37:49 GMT 12
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Post by McFly on Sept 13, 2023 19:40:04 GMT 12
Wellington by the look of it. Not Wellington. Layout is all wrong. Confirmed as Wellington via this link to the original photo - ( Link) |
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Post by Antonio on Sept 13, 2023 23:31:34 GMT 12
Ahhhhh
Thanks guys.
Yes, now I can see it.
I was thinking of the Coutts St area south, the old Aero club area, not Lyall Parade.
The street sign in the background would be for Tirangi Road.
Fantastic. Thanks for your help.
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