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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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9th Jul 2019, 20:43

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Burg bei Magdeburg ?

9th Jul 2019, 20:45

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Sorry misread your previous as east OF Germany

So it is EAST OF Germany and not IN Germany

9th Jul 2019, 21:03

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No probs - I'll start again.

It was no to Poland so maybe what was Czechoslovakia.

9th Jul 2019, 21:52

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Not in Czechoslovakia

9th Jul 2019, 22:50

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Still visible on GE...? Est.,Lat,Lit,Kalin????
Bit of drift;today I went for a partial airtest in a JP5,with an ex-qwi(WIWOL)...
Between the 3 of us(him,me and JP) we had 190 yrs total ages/flying yrs 152/ 100yrs (him and I),and 30400 hrs flying(3 of us)...

10th Jul 2019, 06:28

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It is still a very active airfield, but not in any of those locations..

Ramp still present and extended and is now for Terminal 1.

10th Jul 2019, 07:36

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OK - Not pacific War, but East of germany, WW2 - that's still a big area

might have been near the German/Russian front at one time but not when pic taken

Still in use with at least 2 terminals - busy

I'm starting to think maybe St Petersburg? None of the Moscow airports look quite right.............

10th Jul 2019, 07:47

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Was an Axis Airport.

10th Jul 2019, 08:03

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Bratislava?

10th Jul 2019, 08:46

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Budapest Ferihegy maybe.

10th Jul 2019, 09:48

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If, Sycamore, it was a proper JP5, add me to that list In thought if not deed.

Anyone looked at Roumania?.

10th Jul 2019, 10:14

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Don't think any airport in Romania has 2 terminals.....................

10th Jul 2019, 10:22

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No, but Budapest does, as in my suggested airfield above.

As an edit I should say Ferihegy #1 airfield.

10th Jul 2019, 12:16

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dook has it with Budapest Ferihegy - the allies had is as Vecses. Wasn't very old when it was bombed - less than a year?

Unintentional link to the previous challenge

Quote:

designer, who was one of the originators of modern Hungarian architectural art, dreamt of a building which resembled an aircraft from the top-side view.

10th Jul 2019, 13:15

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Jenks,yes a 4 originally then had nose job to become the first 5..new paint job and 260 at 85% ...claimed .05 IMC looping into cloudbase.... ! Our mutual friend at Thx would be proud of his old `warhorse`....

10th Jul 2019, 14:44

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I don't know why nobody else looked at Hungary for the last one.

10th Jul 2019, 15:34

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I did but I just couldn't see any resemblance between the pictures from 75 years ago and the modern airport - God knows I use it often enough............

Now this challenge - I've seen this in the last month... but where?????????????????????????

Assuming N to top a prevailing W or SW wind from the rubber - and closely spaced small parking - so fighters?

10th Jul 2019, 15:57

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I found it on a site dedicated to Hungary in WW2. One photo showed the whole airfield and the ramp looked exactly like the one posted by nvubu.

The present photo is north orientated and the airfield was mainly fighters.

10th Jul 2019, 17:15

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The ramp in my last photo is still recognisable today and you can see the terminal "shaped like an aircraft from above" is the same now as it was when it was built. Here's a much larger image where you can zoom right ion to the ramp & terminal - clicky

As to dook's challenge - looks eastern European to me.

10th Jul 2019, 17:21

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If your definition of eastern European is east of Germany then no.