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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.
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 17:39
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Romorantin is too far north.

We are not in central France

On the 2 aerials North is indicated with:
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 20:06
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Saint Cyr en Bourg ?
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 20:11
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Not Saint Cyr en Bourg - Go East rather than West.
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 20:29
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As far as La Valdahon ?
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 20:54
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Yes, as far as La Valdahon as that is where we are. Over to you dook.
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 21:05
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Thank you kindly. A great challenge once again.

I have little option but to call OH.
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 21:17
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I have another one for you - I apologise for the quality but again it is the Far East:





Hopefully this won't take long. Although those who first looked at it would have had even more problems - My apologies for reversing the image. This should now be correct.

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Old 8th Feb 2019, 22:46
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Can you check your image again?
There is now perfect left-right symmetry about the center line, and I can't imagine that being real.
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Old 8th Feb 2019, 23:36
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As terry Dactil says, one half of the image does appear to mirror the other. I certainly can`t talk though, a lot of my internet work gets lost in cyber space, normally due personal finger trouble!

That said, as a wild card thought, Seletar possibly.
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 01:12
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Butterworth? Nicely lined up despite the apparent visual effects of over-indulgence...OH if so!
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 07:52
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Max Tow - in one. Butterworth c 1970, next pic was to be Mirages on the flight line.

My apologies on the image; I was trying to hurry after I discovered that I'd left all the metadata on and that I had the picture reversed. Now I've no idea what I did!!
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 08:48
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Excellent shot ! as its OH a small something for the weekend

.......warmer than Ferrara.....................
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 08:53
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First one is a bit small - here's another to help - going out for a couple of hours
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 11:28
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Have seen somewhere same/similar to this before - just can't remember where
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 11:37
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I don't think it's been done before on here .... not surprising really

Locally it has a passing connection with two of the worlds most famous explorers who visited some 350 years apart (approx.) - they didn't stay...............
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 12:04
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That might put us in Australia.
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 12:31
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I wasn't thinking that this location had been done before, just that I'd seen the layout before - probably searching for another location.

I was originally thinking Africa, but the 350 years between explorers almost certainly rules that out (apart from South Africa).
I wouldn't have thought Australia as Captain Cook was 1792. That leaves the Americas.
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Old 9th Feb 2019, 12:31
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Have seen somewhere same/similar to this before - just can't remember where
i have passed this one when searching for Asturias Madagaskar Challenge of 27 january.
But where was this one? Could indeed have been Australia as dook mentioned.

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Old 9th Feb 2019, 14:43
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Not Australia

The Americas could be considered to be "explored" from Erik the Red to Amundsen - that's 1000 years

Africa even longer and Asia - you have millennia......................

Another clue - in addition to the local language (s) two other languages are spoken widely and neither originated in this country
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India - one of the ex Portuguese areas
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