This week’s handmade co-op puzzle won’t defox itself. If you’re a whizz at quizzes, lateral thinking, and search engine sleuthing, why not lend a hand.
To fully defox the following geofoxer, identify all twelve locations plus the theme that links them.
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SOLUTIONS
1969 C-130 theft (defoxed by Colonel_K)
a1. alderney (Colonel_K)
a2. may 23, 1969 (Phlebas)
a3. mildenhall (Zwack23)
b1. hercules (Colonel_K)
b2. epstein (copperbottom)
kneecap (defoxed by Colonel_K)
b3. hezbollah (Aergistal)
c1. mural (Colonel_K)
c2. mdma (copperbottom)
c3. kneecap (Zwack23, a_monk)
d3. balaclava (Phlebas)
london beer flood (defoxed by Aergistal)
d1. vats (Colonel_K, copperbottom)
d2. st. giles (Aergistal)
e1. flood (Colonel_K)
e2. horse shoe (Colonel_K)
e3. porter (Aergistal)
tasmania (defoxed by copperbottom)
a4. hobart (Colonel_K)
a5. port arthur (Colonel_K)
b5. tassie (Phlebas)
c5. eastern quoll (Zwack23)
d5. errol flynn (Colonel_K, Viscount)
land rover (defoxed by Viscount)
b4. piglet (copperbottom)
c4. minerva (a_monk)
d4. snatch (Colonel_K)
e5. wilks (Phlebas)
e6. huey (Phlebas)
L. Prospect of Whitby battlecruiser (boozer), Wapping
H. Sir Christopher Wren’s Monument for the Great Fire of London, Pudding Lane
(I’ve no idea what’s in the glass cube)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monument+to+the+Great+Fire+of+London/@51.5099163,-0.0854278,3a,83.1y,327.13h,104.53t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sl3D_YZgfaz-W4P_opkctRw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-14.532778223962296%26panoid%3Dl3D_YZgfaz-W4P_opkctRw%26yaw%3D327.127631064452!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x48760353dc103d0f:0xd91a16af73744cc3!8m2!3d51.510143!4d-0.085942!16zL20vMDIxcmZi!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D
E: Stamford Bridge (Chelsea Ground) – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stamford+Bridge/@51.4822577,-0.1909212,3a,75y,104.48h,52.61t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sk-YqXYsLsVfE1LEyhuSk0w!2e0!3e2!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D37.39218854965574%26panoid%3Dk-YqXYsLsVfE1LEyhuSk0w%26yaw%3D104.47636847973604!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x48760f864b976f3d:0x48aa38781ea565f8!8m2!3d51.4817241!4d-0.1909471!16zL20vMDMxNGdi?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
G: Leeds Castle, Kent – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Leeds+Castle/@51.2490654,0.6307528,3a,75y,270.04h,86.19t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDqpd-J_gE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Ha4ErIkbULJCeIYwsFemfntJe971E1ku0wInAHDtv7CLWHBp9AsCF1scQRAbp_CYtIUvfw_la5o19uGXIE8IE_cU3wGsSVBBoofCgjysVfSOIbOHUkQNR13Dvv3DFjQMOIfQiNcLA%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi3.805666243711798-ya270.0381396180165-ro0-fo100!7i6080!8i3040!4m6!3m5!1s0x47df2ea2e835edff:0x9354efcaf02b1af9!8m2!3d51.248696!4d0.6298167!16zL20vMGs4ejI?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Pretty sure J is in Gibraltar, but unknown where yet.
J – Marks and Spencers, Gibraltar, C.Real or Bishop Rapallo’s Ramp (with Mrs Nutfield) – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marks+%26+Spencer/@36.1395425,-5.3537163,3a,75y,37.62h,97.9t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICGkOuRiwE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6HbfuNf9JYMT-AFn-6iywdpFIZkZ0Xl7iPE7g4hBAhv0mc_GDqeaTif3gt8pThIAkE8O7KW4x6Yx0CJDN4JZgcGBgJlsVPpRTTbk7JFEDIXJKmDHAOfAT4mluIjAH0r2tSS50SmS%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-7.903465286539529-ya44.35444025206317-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096!4m6!3m5!1s0xd0cbf81946b2b8f:0x7fea3b44a8bfb761!8m2!3d36.1393802!4d-5.3536117!16s%2Fg%2F11bwpv6qcq?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
k – Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey?)
Downton Abbey is set in Yorkshire.
A seems to be Liverpool with the cathedral in the background. More defoxing needed…
A – Bronte Street – Liverpool
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4072027,-2.9718754,3a,75y,44.19h,80.3t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1skSO72Kqj05ZJ1MFhRfA3Gw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D9.70324798493823%26panoid%3DkSO72Kqj05ZJ1MFhRfA3Gw%26yaw%3D44.19493213284446!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
It might be Bronte Street, which would fit a Yorkshire theme.
Edit – Just beaten to that!
D is York, Western Australia. There’s a Yorkshire link to a few of these, with Whitby, Leeds, York and Stamford. M&S started in Leeds Market.
C – Fort King George Trinidad & Tobago – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fort+King+George/@11.1773218,-60.7271016,3a,75y,88.41h,90.58t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIC4vYev8gE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Ha913L8JjHSgyr2msbrVyhC6vDNDLUKPxemTdqoWOZaKsqqqNCRsDn7eHhvfEQ2GQSWoXPK3ytrTagAmapyS84aZJ5fQMR372f1bUShT3PaSUSZ9G_YUVtWh8tl3AO7WxUzzX96MQ%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-0.5809551602399665-ya175.40737186157554-ro0-fo100!7i6144!8i3072!4m6!3m5!1s0x8c49ad013407561d:0x856a6232b3a14438!8m2!3d11.177625!4d-60.7271083!16s%2Fg%2F1pp2tw_w7?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Overlooks the harbour of Scarborough.
York is definitely a link!
F – White Rose Bridge (Mrs Nutfield) – https://www.google.com/maps/place/White+Rose's+Bridge/@54.392835,24.0807995,3a,75y,98.11h,85.87t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgIDExfXOggE!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6HYmk7Fu8RQHyC87DWoiU4Fri9LN31lrBuyTfCNMxmIXmIynp4g6u5zEC1TT7TUXjXQivHlDrpEFENFTw8ZYbcKXRlt9qIOhtdgqWydsigKBr-ELQhcGJiIFJyTQuG4riu86ZEPo%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi4.127803729878451-ya269.114889626524-ro0-fo100!7i7680!8i3840!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sThe+White+Rose+Bridge!3m6!1s0x46e0b1de24f8d787:0x691708f0375101f4!8m2!3d54.3931379!4d24.0813833!15sChVUaGUgV2hpdGUgUm9zZSBCcmlkZ2VaFyIVdGhlIHdoaXRlIHJvc2UgYnJpZGdlkgEGYnJpZGdlmgEkQ2hkRFNVaE5NRzluUzBWSlEwRm5TVU4xY21WdGIybDNSUkFCqgFYEAEqGSIVdGhlIHdoaXRlIHJvc2UgYnJpZGdlKAAyHhABIhpOybR9a5fVfdZNm2Crt_o23IpQJz-ssS_iyTIZEAIiFXRoZSB3aGl0ZSByb3NlIGJyaWRnZeABAPoBBAgAEEA!16s%2Fg%2F1ydxps8cs?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Yorkshire … H. PUDDING ?!
(B and i remaining)
i. National Air Force Museum of Canada – Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly helicopter
ETA: Taken from under the wing of a Handley Page HALIFAX
https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Air+Force+Museum+of+Canada/@44.1156598,-77.5508045,3a,75y,53.01h,87.1t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgID2ofrrSg!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Hbinb_Jak4DSCzafnf1qYgVwIQFueTEIZDFsZ9oImom86-vQiaUbzjb0G2-3U6q6T9LAhK8_rfOfCnoP1UOibqtC5Mjd_Sueo-IMkdRclBJay0kYpPDjLF4F0ALrGtxI2o1pJA%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi2.9028555816425694-ya115.06096732333015-ro0-fo100!7i7382!8i3691!4m6!3m5!1s0x89d63d92786c5d53:0x117eecdca12956b2!8m2!3d44.1158476!4d-77.5507476!16s%2Fm%2F04m_94m?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMy4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D
B – Curtiss P-40 Hawk at RAF Museum London, Hendon
ETA: Aha! The AFV to the right is a HUMBER!