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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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25th Oct 2014, 12:32

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I suspect they're PZL Kruks, but don't know where.

25th Oct 2014, 21:55

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Bonus point for the aircraft type

Dromader?

PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

25th Oct 2014, 22:14

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Too easy; Szczecin/Goleniow. A good dentist operates in Szczecin, that's how I know!
Open house.

26th Oct 2014, 08:17

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Correct, Chevvron

OH declared.

26th Oct 2014, 13:24

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Yes there are lots of those cropsprayers; I've been visiting since 2006 and they're always there.
Dental Team - Poland dentist or www.implantyszczecin.pl

26th Oct 2014, 21:32

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Well those links are lost on me, sorry. What do they have to do with crop spraying?

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27th Oct 2014, 01:01

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Nothing, but Dental treatment in Poland is about a third of the cost in the UK, that's why we went there.

27th Oct 2014, 02:23

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RG says Open House.

I don't think this has appeared before. Bonus prize for getting both the wartime and current names (it still exists, although not used now as an airfield).

27th Oct 2014, 03:46

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It bears certain similarities to Beaulieu, down to the model aircraft runway, but the road pattern is all wrong unless you've reversed the negative.

27th Oct 2014, 04:56

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Chevron:

Sorry, it's not Beaulieu. A long, long way from the U.K.

27th Oct 2014, 06:39

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What looks like red laterite runways in savannah = Africa?

27th Oct 2014, 07:03

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Go much further east, young man!

27th Oct 2014, 07:10

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Obviously your bit of the world then so I'm stumped, the furthest east I've been from Africa is Mauritius and it's definitely not there!

27th Oct 2014, 11:16

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My part of the world? Australia yes, SE Qld no.

27th Oct 2014, 12:18

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Looks like the old strip at Caversham near Perth.

27th Oct 2014, 19:23

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Well done Tipsy.

It's wartime name?

Are you aware that this was one of a handful of wartime airfields built/developed in this country NOT intended for RAAF use (it was built for the Royal Navy's FAA)?

28th Oct 2014, 08:50

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It's wartime name?

Was is Middle Swan Airfield?

I believe that tipsy2 has the floor.

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28th Oct 2014, 10:39

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Yes, this was Middle Swan.

Sorry, I thought I'd already implied this - Tipsy has the floor.

28th Oct 2014, 23:32

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Open slather as I don't have access to any 'strip pictures'.

29th Oct 2014, 23:35

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In order to keep the thread active, another airfield in Australia (clue) from me. Note that the photo is not north-up; north lies in the top RH corner: