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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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Old 1st Feb 2017, 14:09
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Ah - searching for airfield race circuits comes up with Braga, Portugal.
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Old 1st Feb 2017, 14:24
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yes that's it - also has a kart track alongside as well...............

maybe they could run F1 at LR...................

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Thanks - try this:

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Old 1st Feb 2017, 15:18
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nothing showing......................
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Old 1st Feb 2017, 17:28
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Sorry - first time with prune albums - any better?
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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 00:06
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Hmmm , based on a photo I took of the place from a Loganair Saab340, best guess I can come up with is Kinloss. Not confident, though.
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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 07:30
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Sorry, not UK.
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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 12:33
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How about Büchel?
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Not Germany, but almost due south of Büchel. We must be looking 060° ish.
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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 17:50
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Colmar/Meyenheim ?

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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 18:26
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Yes, Colmar it is. Now closed and handed over to the army - sound familiar?

Over to Zulu Golf.
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Old 2nd Feb 2017, 18:31
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'Porte ouverte'/Open House.... 'ZG
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Old 3rd Feb 2017, 08:36
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Here's one I've flown to. It looks a bit different now. The water tower and most of the huts are gone, but the hangar is still there.

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Old 4th Feb 2017, 00:03
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I'll kick things off with a random punt at Regina, Saskatchewan. For no other reason than it looks very flat! And the fact that I42 is in Canada.
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Old 4th Feb 2017, 00:09
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Good observation, jensdad.

Not Regina, but there's a lot of flat ground around here, although there are some incised valleys nearby.

My location is a herring that's slightly reddish.
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Old 4th Feb 2017, 04:59
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Cutbank, Montana (KCTB) ?
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Old 4th Feb 2017, 07:22
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Kewbick,

Welcome to PPRuNe and congratulations. It's Cut Bank Municipal Airport (KCTB), near the eponymous incised creek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_Bank,_Montana).

The picture is from when it was being built as a B-17 training base during WWII.

Here's the airside view of the hangar, framing the lovely Stinson 108 that I went to Oshkosh in. We cleared customs here:



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Old 4th Feb 2017, 11:58
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do you have the full document from the AEF? [I'm doing some research on Tangmere Airfield in WW1]
any other information out there regarding Tangmere?
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Thank you.
Name the airfield:
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..and it looks a lovely Stinson Voyager too, I142.
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