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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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22nd Feb 2014, 05:38

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Cows getting bigger

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Decimomannu?

22nd Feb 2014, 06:43

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No mate, but we're getting closer, head South East...

22nd Feb 2014, 09:34

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Luqa, Malta??

22nd Feb 2014, 12:51

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The former Italian F-104 base at Trapani on the west coast of Sicily.

22nd Feb 2014, 19:45

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Sicily, but not Trapani. Go East...

23rd Feb 2014, 04:23

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Comiso airfield ?

23rd Feb 2014, 07:16

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Not Comiso, but we're getting closer. We need to go north now. It's just a little north of "Lago di Lentini" and is/was a Naval Air Station.

The photograph is of a Harrier T.2 XW275 taken in 1969.

23rd Feb 2014, 11:07

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Could this be NAS Sigonella. I suspect the Harrier is XW175 there were only two T2's in 1969 and XW 174 was destroyed in June 1969. There never was an XW275. In 2011 XW 175 was still in storage at Boscombe Down.

HD

23rd Feb 2014, 19:10

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Quote:

Could this be NAS Sigonella

Sure is!

Your control Hen.

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There never was an XW275.

Yup. Caption error....

24th Feb 2014, 20:51

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Hen Ddraig

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Try this one
Sorry about the delay, flew Manchester/Toronto this morning, its been a long day

25th Feb 2014, 21:05

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Well it's 24 hours since.

Not Manchester.

Not Toronto.

Clue, please.

25th Feb 2014, 22:05

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Not Buffalo which is were I've been all day.
But it is North America, taken on a good visibility day.

HD

26th Feb 2014, 23:59

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Time for some more detail.
Originally a 1942 military airfield with 3 runways, an additional 10,001 ft runway added in 1954. Military finally left in 1995. The airfield is now civilian and has been used for filming parts of "Fast and furious" in 2001 and "The aviator" in 2004.

HD

27th Feb 2014, 02:28

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Nice clues!

Possibly here then?....

San Bernardino International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

27th Feb 2014, 14:52

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G'day mate.

27th Feb 2014, 14:59

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Noyade gets it.
San Bernardino International, formerly Norton AFB
Picture taken on a rare clear day in June 2010 from the roadside at Rim of the World High School.

HD

27th Feb 2014, 19:17

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G'day LM. Where On Earth have you been mate?

Thanks Hen.
An easy one in return then.

"Look James, is that an aerodrome?!"....

27th Feb 2014, 23:46

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Rio/Santos Dumont. With better definition you would be able to see the international airport in the left background; it's on that 'island' just above the bridge.

Open House!

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28th Feb 2014, 07:15

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For added points what type of aircraft is shown taking off from the airport in the movie?

28th Feb 2014, 08:38

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As far as I recall (I only saw Moonraker once when it was first released about 30 years ago, but visited Rio in 2002) it was a Stratocruiser converted to a freighter but not a Guppy conversion.