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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 8th Nov 2020, 07:40
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Sorry my bad, don't know why I read bears post as railroad

Better let you have another image.

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Old 8th Nov 2020, 15:56
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In my second image - the circle you can see is this



And this is at the other end

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Old 9th Nov 2020, 07:16
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Does this airport still operate?
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Old 9th Nov 2020, 07:47
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Yes, still in operation.
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Old 9th Nov 2020, 12:02
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Here's a view out of the tower - even has the runway layout for you - which remained the same in GE overhead from 1999, today, two have gone (the single diagonal and the horizontal one on the plan), and the right hand vertical now a taxiway.


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Old 9th Nov 2020, 12:13
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Wendover, Utah.
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Old 9th Nov 2020, 12:21
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Not Wendover, you need to go further north.
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are we back at Logan Utah? I'm sure it was a challenge last year as well?
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Old 9th Nov 2020, 13:14
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Not in Utah, keep going north.


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Old 9th Nov 2020, 13:36
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Great Falls and Malstrom AFB both have runways no longer in use

I can't get any old pictures of either but I think its more likely to be Malstrom
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Old 9th Nov 2020, 15:42
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We aren't in Montana - you are now too far north, and way too far west.



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Old 10th Nov 2020, 00:04
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Mountain Home AFB
Idaho, USA
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Old 10th Nov 2020, 07:02
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Sultan - that's WEST of Montana......

So north of Wendover & Logan, south of Malstrom and east of all them by quite a way - that takes us to the middle of the MidWest - so let's try Offut.
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We aren't in Idaho either - you've gone even further west, but you are now only slightly north of the location.
Go east, well over a 1000 miles east.

Here's the view is from ground level, outside the tower.


Edit to add: Offut is still west of the target, south as well.
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Old 10th Nov 2020, 08:36
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Is it Willow Run?
B24 factory.
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Old 10th Nov 2020, 10:09
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It certainly is Willow Run - over to you dixi188

Asturias56, When you suggested Great Falls. I searched for Great Falls, and GE gave me "Great Falls Road" about 3 miles north of Willow Run


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I spent a bit of time there with Zantop.


Try this.
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Old 10th Nov 2020, 12:17
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Would that be the flight at Bruntingthorpe?
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Yes. The last accidental flight of a Victor.
I didn't think it would last long.
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It was the only flight of the Victor that I could think of.

I'm a bit tied up at work at the moment, so Open House for anyone that wants to post up a challenge.
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