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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.
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Old 4th May 2019, 10:29
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Pompano Beach Airpark
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Old 4th May 2019, 10:34
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Hen Ddraig scores with Pompano Beach.

Tough on ea22 and Ripton.

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Old 4th May 2019, 10:58
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Sorry have to be OH
Can't get to my stock of pictures at the moment

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Old 4th May 2019, 17:13
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No takers for OH, so how about this? Been there, as well as Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale Exec., with same type here as at Lauderdale.
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Old 5th May 2019, 02:10
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Somewhat west and drier than Florida? Not uninhabited.
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Old 5th May 2019, 07:59
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I had the same thought, broadreach. Arizona?
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Old 5th May 2019, 08:25
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Not USA, ignore my red herring! Certainly drier, higher, and go either way to find it. Green is a feature in the language.
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Old 5th May 2019, 12:26
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One of the 'stans'?
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Old 5th May 2019, 13:14
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Not a 'Stan, although a Stan, WIWOL, worked there with me.
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Old 5th May 2019, 13:21
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Away from Interweb until 1700 GMT.

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Old 6th May 2019, 03:10
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Islamic country? Temporary base for USAF ops in the middle east? I find the unoccupied, and unstained concrete apron with little or no supporting infrastructure quite intriguing. I can easily wait until 1700Z , and beyond, for a response.

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Old 6th May 2019, 05:58
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1700Z was a loooooong time ago. it's 0559 as I type so 1700 was nearly 13 hours ago

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Old 6th May 2019, 06:04
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May 06th, 1700Z . I can wait. The taxiway radius markers and the size of the reinforced concrete apron would indicate a possible B-1B potential staging and rearming base. Gulf Coast? And I don't mean the Gulf of Mexico. And one should never start a sentence with 'and'. The dark brown spot to the middle right of the access road of the concrete reinforced apron could be a clue. I'm thinking the NGO's came in with a juicy contract, built a reinforced ramp/apron, and then departed back to Poland, err..the U.K...err... the U.S.A..

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Old 6th May 2019, 08:32
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When he refers to "Stan a WIWOL" I think he may be referring to Stan Hodgkins..

The reference to green in the language is yet another of his typically cryptic and often misleading clues.
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Old 6th May 2019, 08:55
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Islamic country, but not a staging post. Green remains very relevant in the language of the country. Hodgkins gave me the nickname 'Prof,' perhaps explaining style. I used this strip, as it was, in two different aircraft, and arrived too late in 1970 for a third.
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Old 6th May 2019, 09:20
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I know that Stan spent a while in Saudi Arabia, as did I, so is it somewhere previously unknown there ?
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Old 6th May 2019, 09:38
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Not unknown, not Saudi Arabia, didn't know Stan had been to the Kingdom. This place featured in a 1950s dust-up in which DH112 aircraft took part. It really is quite high.
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Old 6th May 2019, 10:06
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Is it an idea to leave the Middle East ?
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Old 6th May 2019, 10:23
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Stay there. Firing ranges look prominent, an idea of scale may result. Bigger photograph in an hour.
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Old 6th May 2019, 11:04
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Are we in Oman? Saiq?

DH112 and high were useful clues. 8 Sqn some years before my time there.
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