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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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6th Feb 2019, 07:40

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Terry Dactil

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Thank you.
Your concrete battleship clue narrowed the search area considerably, and provided a fascinating piece of history as a diversion.
It wasn't too hard to then find an ASW base nearby.
Nothing handy at the moment so Open House

6th Feb 2019, 09:29

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French P4BYPrivateer ,possibly in `Indochine`...
Got to clamber over/in one of the firefighters in Boise ,ID,2-crew,full of GPS and auto `drop`gear...

6th Feb 2019, 09:43

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chevvron

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dook

Morning/afternoon/evening all.

I always go to bed early (I am almost 72) and often miss all the fun.

I'm just over 70 and due to the fact that the TV companies seem to transmit the best programmes between midnight and about 4 am I hardly ever get to bed.
Photo taken at Blackbushe?

6th Feb 2019, 09:47

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dook

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Do you not have Catchup or digital recording kit ?

We watch late-night stuff the following day when there's a lot of rubbish on TV.

We are not at Blackbushe or in Indochina.

6th Feb 2019, 13:28

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Shackman

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If not Indochina/Tan Son Nhut then it must be Tunisia - La Karouba Air Base.

6th Feb 2019, 14:38

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dook

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Sorry - not Tunisia.

6th Feb 2019, 15:08

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India Four Two

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How about Djibouti?

6th Feb 2019, 15:29

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dook

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Leave Africa.

6th Feb 2019, 15:41

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Self loading bear

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Télergma or Teleghma in Algeria?

Ok crossed posts
back to base.

6th Feb 2019, 15:44

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dook

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I suggested above to leave Africa.

6th Feb 2019, 15:49

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Base d'aéronautique navale de Port-Lyautey
Edit: It sounded French So posted without check but appears to be in Marocco.
Back to base unservicable.

SLB

6th Feb 2019, 15:54

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dook

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I had to look that up.

6th Feb 2019, 16:27

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Are we still in the Pacific...?

6th Feb 2019, 17:00

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dook

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No. We're in the Arabian Sea.

6th Feb 2019, 17:44

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As a rather long shot, what about Socotra to the East of Yemen, possibly on the edges of the Arabian Sea, but still French as I understand. Not that much if any history of the airfield, seems to be available either.