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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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28th Mar 2017, 14:28

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Hmmm. no takers yet. Here's an overhead. The river is running approx. west/east, with west towards the top of the image.

Still an airport today - but with a much longer runway.

28th Mar 2017, 14:42

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Is it within the USA?

28th Mar 2017, 15:03

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No, not in the USA - wrong side of the world.

28th Mar 2017, 16:20

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SE Asia? ----

28th Mar 2017, 17:01

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Yes - it is in one of the counties listed on the Lonely Plant definition of SE Asia.

28th Mar 2017, 23:36

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Maryborough, Qld??

28th Mar 2017, 23:55

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Saigon?

Just thinking that the river could be Vung Tau

29th Mar 2017, 06:22

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Not in Australia.

29th Mar 2017, 11:19

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Not in Vietnam either. Vung Tau is much closer than Maryborough.

O/T Is anyone else experiencing strange delays in posts appearing in the thread. I had a notification of Dora-9's post last night, but it didn't appear until this morning, when I replied.

configsafenot's post wasn't there when I replied, but is now. Email notification timed at 10:37.

Very strange

29th Mar 2017, 12:59

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Trying to narrow the field a bit.......in the first photo, would I be right in thinking its WW2 era and the tail in the photo is a Liberator's tail?

29th Mar 2017, 13:38

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WW2 yes, not sure of the aircraft. The airfield is under Japanese control.

29th Mar 2017, 14:18

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VTBD Don Mueang?

29th Mar 2017, 14:51

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Just noticed on the first photo there are what appears to be 3 aircraft parked in a field on the other side of the river from the main airfield; look towards bottom left.

29th Mar 2017, 15:00

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It's not in Thailand.

Same sort of distance away as Vung Tau.

29th Mar 2017, 15:31

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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport WMKA just to NE of Alor Setar, Malaysia me thinks..

On google maps it's AOR, Lapangan Terbang

Think it was RAF Alor Star in ww2

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29th Mar 2017, 15:35

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Will done sid. That's the one.

It has been through a few name changes, and was called Alor Star back when these pictures were taken.

Over to you.

29th Mar 2017, 16:34

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Cheers nvubu.One of these days I'll try to get to grips with the picture posting technology. In the meantime it's OH, I dare say HH has a pickie primed ........

29th Mar 2017, 16:59

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chevvron

I would guess Guernsey as there's no 'J' on the reg number.

Correct, Chevvron. It is a Guernsey registered 'bus - but they used it at Jersey Airport when they started to 'bus pax around due to remote parking requirements. My memory fails me as to the date, but it must have been around the 1990s.