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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 5th Nov 2020, 08:05
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I'll have the engine, you can have the wheels.
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Sorry this is a challenge


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Newtownards?
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 15:37
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That picture looks weird to me - almost as if it has come from a Computer game/programme..................
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 16:32
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It is the title photo of a YouTube film.
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 16:34
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Not Newtownards
Not an island but in Europe
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Old 6th Nov 2020, 09:51
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Lagos, Portugal?
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Old 6th Nov 2020, 18:03
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Not Lagos Portugal.
I think it is time to further clarify the clue that I stayed in line with the thread drift about opencast mining.
Within a few years this airfield will be history.


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Old 6th Nov 2020, 18:38
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Germany has a fair amount of open cast mining.
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Old 6th Nov 2020, 19:09
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Originally Posted by nvubu View Post
Germany has a fair amount of open cast mining.
Genau
Richtig!
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Old 7th Nov 2020, 08:43
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Morschenich
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Old 7th Nov 2020, 10:13
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Morsenich it is.
The village and the strip lay in the projected area to be mined.
Neu-Morshenich is already built to the south Of the Autobahn strasse but the mining company has postponed to demolish the village.

nvubu has te lead.
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Old 7th Nov 2020, 10:34
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Thank you. There seem to be quite a few airfields built close to the open cast mines in Germany.

Here is the next challenge



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Old 7th Nov 2020, 10:45
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Subsidiary runway at a Royal Air Force training station in the late 1960's. Some of those marks on runway look very familiar.

Just fishing!
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Old 7th Nov 2020, 10:48
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Fish away - not an RAF airfield.
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American road billboard?
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Lets see - old photos - well probably over 40 years old.

Second photo show traffic driving one the right so not one of those shown here https://www.rhinocarhire.com/Drive-S...-or-Right.aspx

Interestingly looks like an advertising hoarding - so unlikely to be in a Peoples Democracy

Lot of tire marks so a training airfield?

I'll punt on the USA?
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Old 7th Nov 2020, 18:07
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The punt on the USA is correct.
Not a training airfield.
I'm fairly sure it isn't a railroad billboard.
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Railroad? RAILROAD?? Who mentioned railroad?


Unless the strip nearest to us in photo 2 is a railroad??
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