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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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Old 10th Sep 2019, 20:43
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Within the definition, yes.
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Old 10th Sep 2019, 21:30
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Never heard of Max Boyce! Just found the extra about Mad Dogs, no I'm afraid.
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Old 10th Sep 2019, 21:36
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I believe that Mad Dogs pre-dates the interest of the Master in this spot by several years.

Now bedtime, good night.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 00:55
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Pago Pago (NSTU) in American Samoa. A place where waves sometimes crash over the runway.

Open house.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 08:52
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That's the place. Coward set off by sea to spend time writing there, though I believe that he was distracted during the journey and failed to reach Pago Pago. Boyce, in 1991, while expressing the horror of his nation at defeat by Western Samoa, posited that Wales was lucky that only Western rather than the whole of Samoa was involved. Pago Pago is in the American part of Samoa, formerly ruled by the US Navy, and has only recently taken up rugby.

OH declared.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 09:17
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Another one a long way from the S pacific
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 09:40
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And even further South perhaps than Pago Pago? I once worked alongside a wing like that, though it was in Liberia many years ago.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 10:30
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A C-130 probably civilian,just shutting down,somewhere in the `dark continent`....
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 11:41
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It is a C-130 - but if the Dark Continent is Africa you're wrong....

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Old 11th Sep 2019, 11:58
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OK ..Far East...?
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 12:42
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No - not Far East - here it is in the dry season......

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Old 11th Sep 2019, 13:14
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"dry season"

Does it get monsoons ?
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 14:10
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Not that I'm aware of - and Hurricanes hardly happen either........................

the local town was nothing until about 1960 onwards................ TBH its still bit of dump but prosperous (relatively)

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Old 11th Sep 2019, 14:24
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By "dry season" I therefore assume you mean summer.

Since you mention hurricanes it must be northern hemisphere.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 14:38
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Hurricanes or cyclones or typhoons happen world wide in both hemispheres - but not here - which is south of the equator
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 14:51
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New Zealand ?
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 15:16
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Or possibly South America.
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Old 11th Sep 2019, 15:20
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Possibly Argentina...?
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we are indeed in S America - but not the Argentine Republic - it's Ok (-ish) but occasionaly standards slip................


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