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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 - neither the background hangars nor buildings fit with Biscari/San Pietro. Any one else have any ideas as to where?
I'll start with this evocative picture, but there will be a runway in the next clue, if required. 
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Dora-9 - the contemporary documents I have state it's Biscari, and that it was used in the Sep 1943 Issue of "IMPACT" However. I do have a comment against this that it might be Comiso.
India-4-2 - India/Burma region ?
India-4-2 - India/Burma region ?
Nvubu:
Actually, there are three hangars (not two as I previously noted) in the background of your photo, so the caption of "Biscari" is clearly wrong. However, the description of Comiso is "..three large hangars on the SE boundary.". And, a little bit of digging turned up this photo - note the changed hangar alignment and the large buildings adjacent to and between the uppermost hangars - I reckon your
photo was taken from somewhere near the top centre of the strike photo. Doubtless this is Comiso.
Actually, there are three hangars (not two as I previously noted) in the background of your photo, so the caption of "Biscari" is clearly wrong. However, the description of Comiso is "..three large hangars on the SE boundary.". And, a little bit of digging turned up this photo - note the changed hangar alignment and the large buildings adjacent to and between the uppermost hangars - I reckon your
photo was taken from somewhere near the top centre of the strike photo. Doubtless this is Comiso.
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jensdad,
Interesting thought, but I don't think Norwegian mountains have palm trees.
nvubu and chevvron (why two vees?) are much warmer in both senses. It's within Thud range of my current location.
Picture when I get back to the office. I'm having lunch at 0515Z.
PS When I saw the 190 scrapyard pictures, I immediately thought "What would that pile of junk be worth today?"
Interesting thought, but I don't think Norwegian mountains have palm trees.
nvubu and chevvron (why two vees?) are much warmer in both senses. It's within Thud range of my current location.
Picture when I get back to the office. I'm having lunch at 0515Z.
PS When I saw the 190 scrapyard pictures, I immediately thought "What would that pile of junk be worth today?"
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"Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside!"
mgahan,
Right part of the world, wrong country.
Right part of the world, wrong country.
Terry,
"Close but no cigar!"
In Vietnam, but not Tuy Hoa.
"Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside!" is a clue.
The beach is not just any old beach!
"Close but no cigar!"
In Vietnam, but not Tuy Hoa.
"Oh, I do love to be beside the seaside!" is a clue.
The beach is not just any old beach!
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OK then.
How about Da Nang East or Marble Mountain Army Airfield?
It is being built over now so its appearance has changed a lot.
However GE's history slider brings back some of the lost details.
The lumpy "Marble Mountains" are only 3 km south and they are probably what is shown in the first photo during one of the attacks (Tet offensive?) when a lot of helicopters were destroyed.
How about Da Nang East or Marble Mountain Army Airfield?
It is being built over now so its appearance has changed a lot.
However GE's history slider brings back some of the lost details.
The lumpy "Marble Mountains" are only 3 km south and they are probably what is shown in the first photo during one of the attacks (Tet offensive?) when a lot of helicopters were destroyed.
Well done Terry,
It's "Marble Mountain Air Facility", which was built to accommodate Army and Marine helicopters when Da Nang became too crowded. The beach in the foreground is the famous "China Beach".
I'm in transit to Singapore at the moment, so I'll post more information on this airfield's interesting history later.
Terry has control.
It's "Marble Mountain Air Facility", which was built to accommodate Army and Marine helicopters when Da Nang became too crowded. The beach in the foreground is the famous "China Beach".
I'm in transit to Singapore at the moment, so I'll post more information on this airfield's interesting history later.
Terry has control.
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Well that didn't last long - Speke it is - over to you Hen Ddraig
This is also captioned as being at Speke - but I couldn't match it up with anywhere. Would be nice to have it confirmed if it was.
This is also captioned as being at Speke - but I couldn't match it up with anywhere. Would be nice to have it confirmed if it was.
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The background in the 1st pic was still the same in 1957 when I started flying training at Speke. 2nd pic could have been local there were lots of open fields around the area and the Lockheed operated assembly unit was turning out enormous numbers of aircraft.
OH I'm afraid. Got nothing available until I start to travel again.
OH I'm afraid. Got nothing available until I start to travel again.