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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.
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  • 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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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 00:03
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Or perhaps the red we see is not the native earth colour. Maybe Coulson or Conair have been practising dropping retardant...
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 05:17
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Just possibly Inverleigh in Queensland?
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 08:57
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Dora has the right country but not Queensland. Go west.

An old WW2 airfield.
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 09:14
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Bathurst Island? There's a lot of god awful strips up there around Darwin.......... but Bathurst looks possible....
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 09:15
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Not on an island.

You're homing in nicely with Darwin.
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 10:17
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Lets try Belyuen west of Darwin on the Cox Peninsula

big country up there but it has to be ona track or road................
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 10:27
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You need to go south of Darwin. It is marked as an airfield on Google Earth.
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 10:31
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Gould??/ Some of the GE imagery there is original 1984...............
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 10:32
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And you've cracked it.
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 10:36
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Drove around the Darwin area a few years back - what always amazes me is how many decent strips there are in the Outback.....................

try this................

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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 11:15
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The airfield is a minor International Airport, located by the sea and outside the tropics............................
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 11:27
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Have you taken us back to Oz ?
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 11:31
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No - it's a lot smaller place than Australia.......... they speak two languages there (plus the usual tourist English)

I'm out until 17:00 Zulu today
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 11:40
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Is one of those languages Spanish or French ?
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 14:54
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Si................... Spanish for sure - plus another language (not French)

Another picture

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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 15:01
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Argentina...…?
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 15:20
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Quite a long way from Argentina
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 15:28
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So:

outside the tropics
coastal minor international
Spanish speaking

Map of Spanish speaking countries doesn't tally.

Unless north-west Africa such as Morocco,
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 16:01
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Morocco speaks Arabic and French

Try harder!!!! Or get a better map..................

I'm going out for a while................
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Old 2nd Dec 2018, 16:31
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Asturias airport in Basque country could fit the bill.
But I was not able to locate the hangar of the first picture....

SLB
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