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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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19th Dec 2018, 17:58

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Quite correct, no declaration from CGB, withdrawn.

19th Dec 2018, 18:08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dook

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Better a surge drill then ODI
one deer inoperable!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

SLB

19th Dec 2018, 18:46

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Sorry, still away taking fiendishly difficult photos of airfields. OH.

19th Dec 2018, 19:45

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Here again, and regards to the Star of India.

19th Dec 2018, 20:14

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dook

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Fivestar

……...

20th Dec 2018, 07:43

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Montrose??

20th Dec 2018, 08:01

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Certainly looks like it.................................

20th Dec 2018, 09:15

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The famous 'airfeld of ghosts'.
OH if Jenkins confirms whilst I'm out shopping.
The present strip can just about be made out running diagonally top right to bottom left with a farm track next to it.

20th Dec 2018, 12:11

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Here now. That's it. Believe it featured in a John Buchan book, with his hero escaping courtesy of a chum with RFC machine from Montrose. Very familiar, of course, to those who plied the oil routes up and down the East coast of the United Kingdom.

Verily ghosts.

20th Dec 2018, 12:20

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as it's OH try this one while I while away a few hours near LGW - like Gatwick - no longer in use...................

PS Due to fly home Sunday - ... off to make other arrangements......... a late train to Paris looks good

20th Dec 2018, 13:03

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Could be somewhere like the Falklands...

20th Dec 2018, 13:21

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No - having been to both though I can see why you might think so - it's a bit warmer (some of the year) and not too far from a major river

20th Dec 2018, 13:21

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Not enough of those rocky things called hills.

20th Dec 2018, 13:43

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Lafonia is about as flat a part of the world as you could wish for .... but this is a long way from there

20th Dec 2018, 16:45

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It has seen better days........

20th Dec 2018, 19:28

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Do the black `dots` have any significance,ie bomb holes,or pylons...?

20th Dec 2018, 19:36

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And that funny little aeroplane?

20th Dec 2018, 20:08

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Think that is just the GE symbol;;

Ex-Luftwaffe dispersed a/d....?
somewhere in midi-France...?

21st Dec 2018, 07:51

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I think the back dots may be electricity pylons built since the airport was closed

It's a long way east of France

Not a dispersal base - probably built for crop dusting..............

21st Dec 2018, 08:49

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Does this major river empty into the Black Sea ?

We might be in Ukraine again.