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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.
 Thanks to Self Loading Bear for suggesting that we use a wiki. Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II nvubu. 
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I think it is Huanuco
Alferez David Figueroa Ferdinand Airport - HUA -
operated by the civilian government with one daily fight to Lima
Runway is in the valley of the Huallaga River
OH if correct
Descol
I think it is Huanuco
Alferez David Figueroa Ferdinand Airport - HUA -
operated by the civilian government with one daily fight to Lima
Runway is in the valley of the Huallaga River
OH if correct
Descol
wait.... I've been banned (again) for no reason from Rumours so I'll wait 24 hours
Yes - Huánuco - pretty spot but suffered a lot from the Shining Path and various drug wars
The composer Daniel Alomía Robles (3 January 1871 – 17 July 1942) was born there - best known for writing El Condor Pasa, one of the most rerecorded Latin American songs of all time which was covered with additional lyrics in English by Simon & Garfunkel. Paul Simon famously wrote "Homeward Bound " in the middle of the night on either Wigan or Warrington stations in the UK (a terrifyign thought)
Over to Descol
The composer Daniel Alomía Robles (3 January 1871 – 17 July 1942) was born there - best known for writing El Condor Pasa, one of the most rerecorded Latin American songs of all time which was covered with additional lyrics in English by Simon & Garfunkel. Paul Simon famously wrote "Homeward Bound " in the middle of the night on either Wigan or Warrington stations in the UK (a terrifyign thought)
Over to Descol
aggggggggggggggggggg I've seen it in the last 4 months - but can't remember it
Malpensa has been a cradle of Italian aviation for over a century, starting with the Caproni brothers in 1910, used by the Italian Air Force use through both wars until becoming a civil airport in 1948, followed by extensive redevelopment to its current form in the late 90s.
Even if you don't read Italian, there are some interesting photos of locally produced aircraft and the early days of the airport here:
https://www.mxpairport.it/breve-storia-di-malpensa/
The BZ308 shown in the challenge was the first aircraft to visit the newly opened civilian airport in 1948 from the Breda factory at nearby Sesto San Giovanni. A fine looking aircraft with a Brabazon-shaped nose and four Centaurus engines with five bladed props. The prototype reportedly showed great promise during testing but there are tales of political pressure from Allied competitors and it never entered production, though the prototype flew with the air force until damaged beyond repair in a landing collision with a cement truck in Mogadishu in 1954. The aircraft featured in the 1953 movie "Italian Holiday", scenes from which appear in the clip below.
More on the BZ308 here if you have a few minutes:
Over to Flaps40...
Even if you don't read Italian, there are some interesting photos of locally produced aircraft and the early days of the airport here:
https://www.mxpairport.it/breve-storia-di-malpensa/
The BZ308 shown in the challenge was the first aircraft to visit the newly opened civilian airport in 1948 from the Breda factory at nearby Sesto San Giovanni. A fine looking aircraft with a Brabazon-shaped nose and four Centaurus engines with five bladed props. The prototype reportedly showed great promise during testing but there are tales of political pressure from Allied competitors and it never entered production, though the prototype flew with the air force until damaged beyond repair in a landing collision with a cement truck in Mogadishu in 1954. The aircraft featured in the 1953 movie "Italian Holiday", scenes from which appear in the clip below.
More on the BZ308 here if you have a few minutes:
Over to Flaps40...
Last edited by Max Tow; 10th Apr 2021 at 05:10.
