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Here is a read only link to the Aerodrome Database - WhichAerodrome.xlsx. Up to date as of 1/5/2019. Catching up slowly - up to May 2019 now (Mar 2020).

Here are some "rules" for Which Aerodrome. These are based upon the original suggestions from the very first thread, and have a few additions. Also please be patient as when you are active others may be asleep.

A historic picture of an aerodrome will be posted. Newer pictures are allowed but the theme here is to compare/contrast old with new as well as identifying aerodromes which no longer exist.
The person who correctly identifies it will be declared the 'winner' by the original poster.
That winner shall either post another challenge or declare the floor open. Anyone may then post the next challenge.
If the winner of the challenge does not respond to the notification of their success within 48 hours, an Open house can be declared when there is consensus between multiple other posters which are on line.
When the poster of a challenge does not respond within 48 hours of a posted answer, this poster can be declared winner if the answer is considered correct in a consensus of multiple other posters.
If Open House is declared, regular posters should not jump in immediately, but time should be given for those who are not great at naming the correct location as they may have some good images.
There will only be one challenge running at a time.
Try to use elderly photos and not Google Earth, Zoom Earth or any other search engine, pics
Try to post images that are not already present on internet, as Google Image Search will find them if they are.
Personal photos are acceptable as they show the aerodrome as it is now.
When confirming the correct location, the location and winner should be stated to negate any deletion of posts.
Please don't delete your posts, let everyone see your successes, failures and challenges.

Anyone can edit it so long as they have been here for 90 days with 90 posts. Let's get consensus before changing and not go crazy

Thanks to Self Loading Bear for suggesting that we use a wiki. Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II nvubu.

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10th Aug 2012, 20:19

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Congo crisis 1960s? If so, Kamina.

10th Aug 2012, 21:16

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Exactly correct CGB. You have the ball.

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11th Aug 2012, 06:44

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Open house, I'm afraid.

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11th Aug 2012, 07:41

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OK - if it's Open House, here's another for you all:

11th Aug 2012, 15:52

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Camouflaged aerodrome ?

11th Aug 2012, 16:42

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Could be - I don't know.....

11th Aug 2012, 18:39

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RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, England ?

11th Aug 2012, 18:57

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Neither Feltwell:

nor England.

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11th Aug 2012, 22:43

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Shape of the hangars and their layout would indicate not UK, but possibly Ireland? Baldonnel maybe?

12th Aug 2012, 06:34

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Neither Baldonnel, nor Ireland, to be sure, to be sure......

Nor west of Feltwell.....

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12th Aug 2012, 11:19

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I think it is somewhere in Germany.

12th Aug 2012, 14:33

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Do you? That's interesting.......

12th Aug 2012, 14:57

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Flughafen Oldenburg perhaps which was later to become RAF Oldenburg.

12th Aug 2012, 15:06

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Sie haben recht! Well done!

Sadly no longer active, but the hangars are still there (as is the runway):

One of the few aerodromes, once theirs, then ours, then theirs again, from which former enemies ended up flying the same aeroplane type - the excellent F-86 Sabre.

You have control!

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12th Aug 2012, 15:14

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Vielen Dank BEagle. Sehr interessiert.

Here is the next one. It has been done before but not from this angle.

12th Aug 2012, 18:36

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R.A.F. Chilbolton,Hampshire.

12th Aug 2012, 19:00

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That is the one Sabredog. I did have a photograph of some Supermarine Attackers parked on the dispersal at Chilbolton in the colours of the Pakistan Air Force and was going to post that but unfortunately mislaid it.

You have control.

13th Aug 2012, 06:58

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Thank you,Mel.
The next;

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SD - that may be As lito - Saipan - ?

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It is indeed Aslito, Southern Saipan, The Marianas.
Well done.
YHC.

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