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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
Here's an aerodrome with a surprising history:
Nice try chevvron, but not Kent. The fruit trees in the orchards in the picture would not survive in the Garden of England, even in normal weather! 
Nothing to do with The Duke, but I’m sure those are orange trees.
Off to bed now. I’ll check in about 1700Z.
Off to bed now. I’ll check in about 1700Z.
Some time later:
"Elvis' missiles have left the building"
HH has it - Vultee Field, Downey California
I stumbled on this when looking at a map of old airfields in the LA Basin. The first type produced here was the Vultee V-1:
and the last was the Space Shuttle:
In between, besides the Hound Dog Mach 2 cruise missile, Downey produced lots of BT-13s, lots of Vengeances and the Apollo CSM.
In October 1941, there was a backlog of BT-13s, due to late delivery of fuel pumps. The was a mass-departure of 123 BT-13s in 32 minutes, taking off in threes, at 15 second intervals!
Here's the Vengeance production line. This one is especially for Danny:
Downey has almost completely disappeared. The only remnant is part of the Vultee offices, including the Art Deco entrance:
HH has control.
I stumbled on this when looking at a map of old airfields in the LA Basin. The first type produced here was the Vultee V-1:
and the last was the Space Shuttle:
In between, besides the Hound Dog Mach 2 cruise missile, Downey produced lots of BT-13s, lots of Vengeances and the Apollo CSM.
In October 1941, there was a backlog of BT-13s, due to late delivery of fuel pumps. The was a mass-departure of 123 BT-13s in 32 minutes, taking off in threes, at 15 second intervals!
Here's the Vengeance production line. This one is especially for Danny:
Downey has almost completely disappeared. The only remnant is part of the Vultee offices, including the Art Deco entrance:
HH has control.
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Thanks - good challenge - and a very interesting history to the place
Sad that everyone was laid off/moved in the 90's...
Anyway here's another place you might find orange groves
Sad that everyone was laid off/moved in the 90's...
Anyway here's another place you might find orange groves
Vultee Field
The runways were never very long and when the Shuttle was built, they were gone.
I wondered how the Shuttles were delivered. It turns out they were taken by road to Edwards AFB. That’s 110 miles away!
CORRECTION
Further research indicates that although a lot of Shuttle work was carried out at Downey, including building a mock-up, final assembly of components, made by many subcontractors, was at the Palmdale plant. This is only 36 miles from Edwards.
I wondered how the Shuttles were delivered. It turns out they were taken by road to Edwards AFB. That’s 110 miles away!
CORRECTION
Further research indicates that although a lot of Shuttle work was carried out at Downey, including building a mock-up, final assembly of components, made by many subcontractors, was at the Palmdale plant. This is only 36 miles from Edwards.
Last edited by India Four Two; 4th Mar 2018 at 18:51.
Bri,
Blame me and not HH. I posted a follow up. See HH’s challenge above my post.
Blame me and not HH. I posted a follow up. See HH’s challenge above my post.
