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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 15th Mar 2019, 15:02
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^^^^^^^^.....
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 15:05
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Air national guard Lakota helicopters at Santa Fe Municipal airport.

OHiC
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 15:05
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How about Las Cruces? I would say well done.

Sorry sycamore, dook completed his attack while you were still running in!

Las Cruces International Airport KLRU, just west of the city. Virgin’s Spaceport is just north of Las Cruces. Here’s a picture that was going to be my next clue. White Knight Two, doing a “low and over” at Las Cruces:



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Old 15th Mar 2019, 15:20
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Thank you India - a good one and fortunate to hit the right state.

In true historic fashion may I offer you this.....

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Old 15th Mar 2019, 16:47
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Right country, wrong state.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 17:38
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Thanks, but I withdrew my answer.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 17:50
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Ok, I think I found it. Buckingham AAF, near Fort Myers, Florida. It was a "Flexible Gunnery School" during WW.II.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 17:53
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Good thinking.

Buckingham it is.

Your trigger.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 18:58
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Thank you. Quite a number of WW.II US Army airfields were built in a similar configuration. It was the taxiway that gave me trouble and was the final clue to the mystery.

Here is the next challenge:
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 19:18
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The unmistakable asymmetric fin flash of the Mexican F5E one of only eight, done that way because symmetry would have required it to be forward facing. And a Tiger jobber (they only had two F5Fs) to boot.

Looking.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 19:39
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dook is correct. Your control.
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 19:53
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Many thanks evansb.

I had some camera-gun film tracking an F5 but I lost it many years ago (it was a USAF one though).

Aircraft ID will find this quickly methinks.

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Old 15th Mar 2019, 20:57
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East Germany? Rechlin Larz?
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Old 15th Mar 2019, 21:22
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Not Germany I'm afraid.
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Old 16th Mar 2019, 01:35
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Same SU-27 found?
Belly Landing 2014


Tsentralnaya Uglovaya
Primorsky Krai Russia

OH if correct

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Old 16th Mar 2019, 08:59
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That`s a 2-holer,not a singly....
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Old 16th Mar 2019, 09:12
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I see
and I suppose they do not grow over time?
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Old 16th Mar 2019, 09:28
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Sycamore is correct in that the challenge is a single-seater.

Slb - we're not in Russia.
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Old 16th Mar 2019, 12:47
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Lotnisko Kluczewo Poland

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