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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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17th Jun 2019, 19:17

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I thought we might be.

17th Jun 2019, 19:19

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No, we are not.

17th Jun 2019, 19:19

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Looks like Balzers heliport in Liechtenstein

17th Jun 2019, 19:22

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We have a winner.

17th Jun 2019, 19:26

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As I was having a sneaky look on the web at work. Could I declare open house?

17th Jun 2019, 19:28

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Certainly.

I for one would like to see you back here.

17th Jun 2019, 19:59

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As it is open house:

Another heli related

17th Jun 2019, 20:20

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"low flying aeroplanes" certainly Nederland and looks like the polders.

They appear to be unloading something from the truck.

17th Jun 2019, 20:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dook

"low flying aeroplanes" certainly Nederland and looks like the polders.

Aruba , Curacao Belgium and Suriname also have Dutch language.
But alais No polders.

17th Jun 2019, 20:30

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Does that mean it's not Nederland ?

17th Jun 2019, 20:35

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Sorry,
as there are No (big) polders in those countries, we are therefore indeed in Nederland.

17th Jun 2019, 20:49

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Found this :

Quote:

The first plant to establish itself, though more so in the later polders than in the Wieringermeer, was reed, sown from the air by plane onto the muddy flats while the polder was still being drained.

Flevoland ?

17th Jun 2019, 21:00

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Indeed Reed sowing with the Dutch kolibri ram jet helicopter.
Flevoland is indeed the province.

17th Jun 2019, 21:03

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You say big polder, so is this the Afsluitdijk ?

17th Jun 2019, 21:17

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You say big polder, so is this the Afsluitdijk ?

oh dear,
Saying such a thing in Nederland places you just slightly above the American tourist who says Amsterdam is the Capital city of Copenhagen....

As you could have seen on Google Earth the Afsluitdijk is not a boundary of a polder.
It divides the former Zuiderzee into the IJsselmeer and the Waddenzee.
This eliminated the need to maintain a lot of Sea dykes which need to be higher than river and lake dykes.

18th Jun 2019, 07:48

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I think my European geography is better than the average American.

So what are we looking for ?

Is it the airfield in your second airfield image ?

18th Jun 2019, 08:21

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While not fulfilling the function which you describe, I am aware of a demo of the machine to HRH Prince Bernhard at Soesterberg.

18th Jun 2019, 09:31

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Quote:

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Is it the airfield in your second airfield image ?

Yes, that is posted as a clue.
The first shot of the helicopter is from a dyke roughly in the neighborhood.

and Soesterberg is not what we are looking for

18th Jun 2019, 09:38

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So if that is a clue, I assume we are looking for the location of the helicopter image.

18th Jun 2019, 09:45

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Quote:

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So if that is a clue, I assume we are looking for the location of the helicopter image.

No the airport of the second clue!