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21 Oct 2008 17:48 #451 by Paul Francis
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I give up, yes its Portsmouth. I dont know the exact date of Xch but probably mid-1950s.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!

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21 Oct 2008 17:53 #452 by Paul Francis
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Right another then from your neck of the woods:

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21 Oct 2008 18:05 #453 by daveg4otu
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Southampton Docks(Marine Air Terminal)
See my Hampshire,Dorset,Devon,IOW Airfields sites..
www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/

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21 Oct 2008 18:12 #454 by 92fis
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Southampton.

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21 Oct 2008 18:19 #455 by Paul Francis
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And the dock No. is? As there were two diff sites, this being the pre-war flying boat terminal Imperial House
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21 Oct 2008 18:26 - 20 Dec 2016 12:06 #456 by daveg4otu
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And the dock No. is?
...
108 Berth - actually there were 4 different terminal sites used by Flying boats at So'ton(Plus one at Woolston)...(in order of use)....

Royal Pier.
Supermarine Woolston,
101 Berth New(Western)Docks
108 Berth New(Western) Docks
50 Berth Old Docks ( Adjacent Town Quay)

I just happen to have a page about it on my Hampshire Airfields website.
See my Hampshire,Dorset,Devon,IOW Airfields sites..
www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/

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21 Oct 2008 18:42 #457 by Paul Francis
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I have pics of the post-war terminal Berth 50 too but there is no point in posting it here.
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21 Oct 2008 18:49 #458 by daveg4otu
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I have pics of the post-war terminal Berth 50 too but there is no point in posting it here.

Spent many hours watching Aquila aircraft there in the 50s.

Someone else put up a picture please- I have nothing ready.
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www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/

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21 Oct 2008 19:28 #459 by daveg4otu
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What - no takers ...

OK here is one

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21 Oct 2008 19:31 #460 by Peter Kirk
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Blimey I seem to have missed a lot. Don't you guys work? I would have got them all as well!
Okay perhaps none then :roll:

Peter
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)

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