The RAF had Brewster Buffalos in Singapore.
Planes ID’d, Blue & Grey aircraft colours are more likely to be mid-late war.
(From Wiki:) The first Barracudas entered service on 10 January 1943 with 827 Squadron and were deployed in the North Atlantic. A total of 24 front-line squadrons were eventually equipped with Barracudas. The Barracuda first saw action with 810 Squadron aboard HMS Illustrious off the coast of Norway in July 1943 before deploying to the Mediterranean to support the Salerno landings.[11] The following year they entered service in the Pacific Theatre.
The Royal Air Force used the Barracuda Mk II, initially in 1943 with No. 567 Sqn. at RAF Detling. In 1944, similar models went to 667 Sqn. (RAF Gosport), 679 Sqn. (RAF Ipswich) and 691 Sqn.(RAF Roborough). All the aircraft were withdrawn between March and July 1945.[12][13]
Probably a FAA base, but where?
Berets wrong for RAF erks, RN more likely.
Any ID/caption/website from the original source?
The tie-downs on the slipway by the first 2 planes are interesting, btw…
Nice photo. I agree that this is probably a MU training area. Lots of chipping and even more dirt where there’s been heavy traffic on the wings. Interesting to see how the camo has faded.
another interesting point- the Seafire and Corsair in the foreground are tied down to points on the ground, as they would be on a carrier deck while at sea. That sounds like a training thing to me.
There are several things here that point to training.
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Lots of varied aircraft, not too common to see that many different birds so close together.
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Where is the runway, taxiway? Looks like area is more of a “pad” than an operational base.
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Look at all the crew members. They are all basically doing the same thing, at the same time, on all the different planes. Can you say training?
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The planes are heavily worn on the walk ways indicating a bird that has seen lots of traffic up an down. My guess is these are not even air worthy but simply training tools. Hands on training.