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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).

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  • 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.
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  • When confirming the correct location, the location and winner should be stated to negate any deletion of posts.
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 20:50
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Sheikh Othman?
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 20:56
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Evening Jenkins, we aren't in Aden this evening.
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 10:49
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Here's another view
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 11:42
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Aircobra's? Middle East?N Africa?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 11:54
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Or Italy. Naples?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 11:56
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We aren't in Europe or North Africa.

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S Pacific then - may be the Solomons?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 13:54
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Ahhh,so ,Lt Yamaha..you surrendered from a Kamikazi unit ,because you wanted to ride a flathead Hairy-Davidson....? You must be a real Samurai to want that...!!
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 14:26
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I thought that you might think that when you saw a flag looking like that

This is nothing to do with the Pacific war - and no Japanese here.
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India Burma front?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 15:48
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Not in India or any points east of there.:

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Old 27th Nov 2019, 16:06
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Red Star? Delivery to Russia. Somewhere in the Middle East?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 16:26
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Just noticed I asked "Aircobra's? Middle East?N Africa?" and Nvubu answered "not Europe or N Africa " - but not India or east of India so it looks like Middle East - the only issue I have is that almost all deliveries of the Aircobra to Russia went via Alaska I think but the lads in the picture above the Red Star look like they 're in Pakistan or similar.......

Habbaniyah?
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 16:54
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I'll have a stab at Abadan.
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 17:56
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aa200 has it with Abadan in Iran - you have control.

I thought that my last image would be quite a clue as you didn't spot the Russian shoulder boards on the pith helmet picture - and I deliberately missed out "Middle East" on the Aircobra post but responded in the negative to all the other suggestions to see if it was picked up on as I had the misleading "Japanese flag" image to misdirect you. My source has this flag as a Russian Naval banner.

I came across the Lend Lease Russian deliveries from here when researching my previous Alaskan posting and thought the challenge would last a while.

Here are some more images I had lined up.









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Old 27th Nov 2019, 19:02
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Thanks nvubu. Kept following the P39 trail from the first picture. Never found the flag but I knew it wasn't the Japanese as it's offset. After my Napoli guess realised you hadn't ruled out the Middle East and the Russian link led me to Abadan. Interesting research.

Nothing to hand and will be out for a few hours so OH I'm afraid.
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Old 27th Nov 2019, 20:58
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Cunning , very cunning...................
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Old 28th Nov 2019, 07:29
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Nothing overnight so here's one to try................

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Old 28th Nov 2019, 09:38
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The 'Penney' has dropped, Aldermaston? First visited early 50's with maternal grandparents; uncle there, I later realised, was a very early nuclear boffin, and the 'Tube Alloys' in which my grandparents believed were but a cover for the true activities. Village was then delightfully sleepy.
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Hampstead Norris?
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