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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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Which Aerodrome Mk III
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Bien Hoa Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bien Hoa Disaster
This prompted more raids into North Vietnam. The B-57 mission continued to increase to the point that it became an around-the-clock commitment. This forced the weapons storage facility to deliver ordnance well ahead of the frag orders. There were bombs stored underneath the wings of the B-57s. The ordnance consisted of 250, 500 and 750-pound general-purpose bombs. Many bombs were armed with time-delay fuses. They were set for 24, 36, 48, 72 and 144-hour delay. All fuses were anti-withdrawal. There were also 750 lb of napalm stored on the ramp.
The prepositioning of this ordnance was the basis for one of the 'worst disasters in Air Force history'. On May 16, 1965, while waiting to takeoff on a mission, a B-57B exploded on the ground at Bien Hoa, setting off a whole chain of secondary explosions. Five 50,000 gallon bladders of JP-4 jet fuel went up in smoke. When the explosions finally ceased, ten B-57s, one Navy F-8 Crusader and fifteen A-1Es were destroyed plus several ground support units. Twenty-seven men killed and over 100 were wounded.
This prompted more raids into North Vietnam. The B-57 mission continued to increase to the point that it became an around-the-clock commitment. This forced the weapons storage facility to deliver ordnance well ahead of the frag orders. There were bombs stored underneath the wings of the B-57s. The ordnance consisted of 250, 500 and 750-pound general-purpose bombs. Many bombs were armed with time-delay fuses. They were set for 24, 36, 48, 72 and 144-hour delay. All fuses were anti-withdrawal. There were also 750 lb of napalm stored on the ramp.
The prepositioning of this ordnance was the basis for one of the 'worst disasters in Air Force history'. On May 16, 1965, while waiting to takeoff on a mission, a B-57B exploded on the ground at Bien Hoa, setting off a whole chain of secondary explosions. Five 50,000 gallon bladders of JP-4 jet fuel went up in smoke. When the explosions finally ceased, ten B-57s, one Navy F-8 Crusader and fifteen A-1Es were destroyed plus several ground support units. Twenty-seven men killed and over 100 were wounded.
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My aerodrome cupboard is bare
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LM has declared open house.
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Harrowbeer, Nr Yelverton Devon me thinks. If correct, OH plse
I know it's Harrowbeer - I endeavoured to display a degree of humility and politeness...........Nice at least to have the correct answer formally 'confirmed' - after all, 'Manners maketh the Man'!!!
I know it's Harrowbeer - I endeavoured to display a degree of humility and politeness...........Nice at least to have the correct answer formally 'confirmed' - after all, 'Manners maketh the Man'!!!
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Filmed a few rocket firings and bashed a few circuits. Seemed the standard thing for studes to do was from the right hand circuit to 18, they'd get confused half way round and roll out lined up on 16. Good times though.
Open House.
Open House.
Southeastern US?