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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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28th Aug 2018, 11:03

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Since you could only get a gate shot, is the strip classified in any way ?

28th Aug 2018, 11:52

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It is military. In the current GM image the bushes aren't so high and there are three helicopters in view. On checking on GE it looks like those buildings to the north are a non military area - which I didn't know about when I stopped

The following might not make sense until you discover where it is,
The "country" to the north of the airfield isn't a "country", but isn't in the same country as where the photo was taken from.

28th Aug 2018, 12:08

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The "country" to the north of the airfield isn't a "country", but isn't in the same country as where the photo was taken from.

Do you speak Chinese as well ?

28th Aug 2018, 12:15

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Maybe Czech or Slovakia..?

28th Aug 2018, 12:38

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sycamore: too far north.
dook:

I only found out about the "country" to the north earlier this year, and decided that I must visit it during my recent holiday as it is a fairly (totally?) unique situation in Europe. Had a nice lunch there.

28th Aug 2018, 12:39

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You do get around.

28th Aug 2018, 13:25

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Perhaps we're looking at the border between Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

An obscure republic maybe.

28th Aug 2018, 13:28

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Not in the Balkans
The other "country" is not a republic

28th Aug 2018, 13:38

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If we're not in the Balkans we must be south of Greece.

28th Aug 2018, 14:16

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Wrong side of the Mediterranean.

28th Aug 2018, 14:26

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But the other side is mostly desert. I'm confused now.

28th Aug 2018, 14:39

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Go west young man, go west.

28th Aug 2018, 15:31

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San Marino-Borgo Maggiore...OH if correct...and a lat/long would help...

28th Aug 2018, 16:06

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I know what you are thinking, but it is further west.

The "country" is not a republic.

edit to add: and the airfield is in a republic.

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28th Aug 2018, 17:08

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Jenkins - sort of - spelt differently for the "country" though.

28th Aug 2018, 17:41

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You've now gone too far west.

28th Aug 2018, 18:07

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Are we near Andorra ?

28th Aug 2018, 18:10

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Yes, close to Andorra, but is nothing to do with that country.

28th Aug 2018, 18:11

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We are 1.8 miles SE of Llivia.

28th Aug 2018, 18:33

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That took a while

Here's the gate photo.

Does my "Chinese" make sense now

Llivia has a very interesting history and has been part of Spain within France since 1659 and the Treaty of the Pyrenees. The location where this treaty was signed is 6 months French and 6 months Spanish. Very nice lunch as well.

I wrote earlier "it is a fairly (totally?) unique situation in Europe" - OK it isn't "totally" unique as I've discovered. There are a number of other enclaves in Europe where a bit of another country is totally surrounded by another European country. The daftest has to be BAARLE - Belgium in Netherlands - check this site and the images of the town.

Did anyone here know about these anomalies? I didn't know about any of them.

Over to you dook

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