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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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24th Jun 2019, 16:15

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dook

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I thought you would have.

So - who has sumfink ?

24th Jun 2019, 17:41

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Here you go then.

The white lines are where the bombs should be aimed.

24th Jun 2019, 17:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Asturias56

No - this is neither near India nor Milano.....................

In fact I'll be amazed if anyone has ever been there.

Sadly, it's only amazing because North Americans don't take part in this thread as they used to.

24th Jun 2019, 17:59

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Have I missed something or do we have two challenges up.

24th Jun 2019, 18:40

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Sorry, I tried to delete my challenge, but it seems I was unsuccessful. I'll try again

24th Jun 2019, 18:41

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nvubu - yours like this always involve an elimination traipse around. Germany ?

24th Jun 2019, 18:42

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dook, don't tell anyone, I'm saving it for later

Challenge has now been deleted.

24th Jun 2019, 18:44

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OK mate.

I'll delete the reference in my previous post.

PM for jensdad.

24th Jun 2019, 20:48

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Can only see 2 aircraft there ;bullseye(centre of pic) 8 o`clock 1600,twin-engine; other at ,1 o`clock 900, which looks like an Me163 in a revetment.....

24th Jun 2019, 21:46

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If it's an Me163 it will be a long way from home as we aren't in Germany - here's a much larger version of the image for you to id any aircraft - clicky,

25th Jun 2019, 08:37

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Some of the fields are tiny and look like they are terraced - maybe Italy? Sicily??

25th Jun 2019, 09:28

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Maybe Crete.

25th Jun 2019, 09:43

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Not Italy, Sicily or Crete - many miles away from all of these.

25th Jun 2019, 10:29

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Perhaps we're not in Europe at all.

Maybe a long way east.

25th Jun 2019, 11:08

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It looks like a `prepared` airfield,not hacked out of the countryside,good road,and possibly a rail line(top right.?),maybe part of a bigger airfield...Japan....?
Still visible on GE..?

25th Jun 2019, 11:30

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I think so too,

I have found photographs of those revetments and they are certainly Japanese.

25th Jun 2019, 11:37

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I did wonder how long you were going to stay in Europe

I had written - "It is a Japanese airfield, but not in Japan.".

but on further research, I thought I'd better change this to "probably a Japanese airfield, but not in Japan".

Hmm... I better change that again to read "this is not a Japanese airfield, but certainly used by the Japanese" - still not in Japan.

25th Jun 2019, 11:50

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It's getting better.

Armed against theft....

25th Jun 2019, 11:55

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Still an active airfield, only domestic flights I think.

Bombing quite accurate

25th Jun 2019, 12:19

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Marianas ?