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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
nvubu,
Good challenge. It was the railway clue, which clinched it for me.
I can't access PB for some reason, so OH. Why don't you post another image?
I still want to know what the aircraft is.
Good challenge. It was the railway clue, which clinched it for me.
I can't access PB for some reason, so OH. Why don't you post another image?
I still want to know what the aircraft is.
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I shouldn't have mentioned looking north until the following post Napoleon was another clue, but that would have made it too easy.
Here is a slightly different challenge than usual, in that it is a plan of an aerodrome that was built, however this part no longer exists, but the modern land version does and is basically the other side of the road.
I have edited the plan to remove all the names (I hope) Maybe enough clues in the image for this to be a quick one.
Napoleon was another clue, but that would have made it too easy.Here is a slightly different challenge than usual, in that it is a plan of an aerodrome that was built, however this part no longer exists, but the modern land version does and is basically the other side of the road.
I have edited the plan to remove all the names (I hope) Maybe enough clues in the image for this to be a quick one.
I'm learning a lot about African lakes and French colonies!
How about Bizerte?
How about Bizerte?
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It's not the Ivory Coast.
I see where you are looking at I42 - however, the current airport is an International one and not military.
edit to add: there is nothing left that I can see of the aerodrome shown in the plans, the shoreline has changed - with reclamation I assume - and the road layout is completely different.
I see where you are looking at I42 - however, the current airport is an International one and not military.
edit to add: there is nothing left that I can see of the aerodrome shown in the plans, the shoreline has changed - with reclamation I assume - and the road layout is completely different.
Perhaps I should not have gone so far north. How about Tunis? Although the orientation of the lakeshore seems wrong.
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Yup, it is Tunis
Here's the unaltered image. Direct flights to Ajaccio back in the day.
I've been doing some further browsing of the book I've got access to, and I came across a similar plan for the seaplane base at Ajaccio that I thought I'd share;
As you may guess, there might be some more "Which Aerodromes" coming from this source.
There are also maps of routes
and a fair number adverts for aeroplanes
Over to you I42.
Here's the unaltered image. Direct flights to Ajaccio back in the day.
I've been doing some further browsing of the book I've got access to, and I came across a similar plan for the seaplane base at Ajaccio that I thought I'd share;
As you may guess, there might be some more "Which Aerodromes" coming from this source.
There are also maps of routes
and a fair number adverts for aeroplanes
Over to you I42.
Great challenge. It's interesting that I can find no reference to this seaplane base,
I'm unable to login to Photobucket, so I'll upload directly.
Not my photo, but I've flown here, many years ago.
I'm unable to login to Photobucket, so I'll upload directly.
Not my photo, but I've flown here, many years ago.
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There's a reference to it on the wiki page for Carthage International Airport - although not by name. Built for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale. Superseded by the land base after 15-20 years. You can see the by the names of the roads that Tunis is to the left, La Goulette the port on the right. There's also a reference to it here - I'll see if I can find an image of it in the book.
You would guess right. By a big river too, I'll give you that! 