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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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12th Nov 2018, 10:17

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Morning/afternoon all.

I'm intrigued by the word "influential".

12th Nov 2018, 11:08

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Looks very like Defford to me - home of TRE (Radar and Research Establishment during WWII)

12th Nov 2018, 11:54

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Pershore - only for a few days whilst the boffins did some polar diagrams for the (radio) aerial fit on the AEW Shack (repeated a couple of years later at Boscombe when they added more radios!). Of note a relative died when flying out of Defford when his Halifax suffered what became known as rudder reversal and spun in during a radar trial.

Talking of Shackletons, here's a Flight Lieutenant's landing (see SLB's post #9470 re the Colonel's landing) - only two (ish) stripes.

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12th Nov 2018, 12:29

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Looks pretty flat.

Was that landing at it's operating base ?

12th Nov 2018, 12:30

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Was/is flat.
Not a usual operating base.
Not very popular (with the locals)!

12th Nov 2018, 12:33

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A remote part of Scotland maybe.

12th Nov 2018, 12:57

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Go South young man.

(And I should have said not very popular with the resident Squadrons)

12th Nov 2018, 13:03

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There were several places like that back in my flying days.

Perhaps the Welsh coast.

12th Nov 2018, 13:08

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Not the Welsh side either.

(And it was the landing that wasn't popular!)

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12th Nov 2018, 13:12

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Must be for a good reason then.

We could put our jets down anywhere, including grass if the need arose.

Another shot - East Anglia ?

12th Nov 2018, 13:25

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Very nearly.

Still active, still noisy.

12th Nov 2018, 13:26

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I'm now looking towards Lincolnshire.

12th Nov 2018, 13:29

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The final clue - it still has a lot of 'proper' noise as well

12th Nov 2018, 13:34

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I can only think of Coningsby, with noisy jets and some Merlins.

12th Nov 2018, 13:41

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Correct on all counts but it could have been any airfield anywhere. Not popular because it was late on a Friday afternoon, a Taceval scramble has just occurred and the only diversion was Leeming - and there was a VVIP Dining In night. We had to go and hide in the local pub!

All yours

12th Nov 2018, 13:48

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Cheers. Indeed it could have been anywhere, but you stayed around and answered questions.

I forgot to say there's the odd Griffon there as well. My wife's first tour as a controller.

How about this one.