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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.
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  • 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.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 13:28
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Thank you. I found it by investigating Valiants in Ceylon 1955.

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Old 18th Dec 2018, 13:52
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Rather grim strip but looks as if a lot of buildings have been removed - and a lovely looking road around it .... are we in S E Asia again?
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 14:03
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There never were many buildings there.

We're a long way from SE Asia and it is occasionally still in use by certain aircraft types.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 14:50
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not much in the way of rubber or landing marks ... so light aircraft? And that loop off the road is v interesting......... some small ?craters? off the right end of the runway center line??

Assume north is to the top the picture was taken at 15:00 ish N hemisphere with quite long shadows - so middling to north-ish latitudes??

Is that a river or the sea bottom left?
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 14:58
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It is orientated to true north.

There are no craters there as far as I know.

To the bottom left is a small inlet and we are less than a mile from the sea.

Not light aircraft - purely military.

The absence of rubber or landing marks is because of helicopter and VTOL jets.

Who still operates VTOL jets ?

Latitude south of the 40th parallel and I think the road loop is for access by vehicles such as fuel bowsers.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:19
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I'm starting to think of the USMC at Cherry Point, N Carolina, as the base and this as an outlier...................
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:27
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You are thinking extremely well - we are 54 km away...……

And it is USMC.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:33
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Not sure of its actual name but it's on Mile Hammock Bay in Camp Lejeune east of Sneads ferry?

34 deg 33 min 11sec N
077 deg 18 min 05 sec W
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:52
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Blue Bird Marine Corps Expeditionary Airfield, Duck Creek.

New balls please - next service.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:53
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Wow!!!!!! Good challenge..................

Try this........

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Old 18th Dec 2018, 15:59
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Good challenge...............…
So is this one. Now - the aeeoplane………...
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 16:12
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OK

wingtip ECM pod
two hardpoints outboard of drop tanks

= Typhoon

Now, where......
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 16:13
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checked your copy of jane's......

yes a Typhoon..................... not too far from the sea side.............
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 16:30
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I don't have a copy of Janes.

UK ?
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 16:38
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Europe

I'm going out for a few hours
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 17:18
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Best quick guess: RAF Sculthorpe

IG
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 17:37
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Happy chappy getting ready to go fly the mach loop?

EGOV ?

Scrub that - it looks like somewhere warm and pleasant.

Italy?
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 18:09
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T-bird, perhaps at Rota? Not too far from the sea.
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Old 18th Dec 2018, 20:30
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Well... no.........

NATO tho' - off to bed.......

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Old 18th Dec 2018, 20:42
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Possibly Trapani-Birgi air base Sicily.
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