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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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30th Dec 2019, 07:30

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The area has been known as a point to measure distance/time from for over 50 years...............

In a point you cannot measure distance.
I have checked some factory airfields I have found on the web.
But no succes.

I take it that there is an airfield around those garden tables?

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30th Dec 2019, 09:03

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The distance/time measurement is precise with regard to time but very woolly on distance - but it's quite well known to even the average man-in-the -street

The airport is quite substantial - but has a wide range of users - its not just a factory airport and in fact , as I said, I'm not sure they currently produce whole air-frames any more

30th Dec 2019, 14:07

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Three main runways - up to 10,000ft long (not all three)

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International Date line near Hawaii?

30th Dec 2019, 23:22

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Finally,
looking at Locations of Spirit aerosystems
Tulsa Oklahoma
No idea about time and distance though.

I am out tomorrow
Somebody else can do the fireworks.
OH.

30th Dec 2019, 23:44

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Now I see
Tulsa Time
by Don Williams and also Eric Clapton
1978 that’s only 42 years.
You said over 50 years
They are not so much backwards over there.

31st Dec 2019, 07:41

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Gene Pitney - "24 hours from Tulsa"

But correct - once a monster aircraft factory as well .................. Someone else can have a go..................

31st Dec 2019, 09:05

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Happy New Year everyone.

Where’s this? From a time when helicopters were thought to be the buses of the future.

31st Dec 2019, 11:40

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That looks horribly like the British countryside - if so perhaps it's a civvie Westland WS51 Dragonfly

I found this clip from the Dark Ages................

31st Dec 2019, 14:25

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Yes, we’re in Britain and it’s a Dragonfly.

I note they didn’t mention any of the drawbacks of helicopter travel in the documentary!

31st Dec 2019, 16:00

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http://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/610692/2/Dr...iety_paper.pdf has a lot on Urban plans in the '50's

but search on UK eventually brought up Birmingham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_Mills_Rotor_Station which was apparenly in use 1951-54 -ish.................

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/foru...station.21825/

Lets wait until 2020 for the next challenge!!!

1st Jan 2020, 02:03

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Well done, Sherlock!

I love the name Rotor Station. Here's a bigger picture and the equivalent GE view. The bridge carries Yardley Green Road over the River Cole:

I'm not sure if Asturias has declared Open House.

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Lets start 2020 with a relatively new airport......................

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St Helena?
Well you said 'relatively new'; it looks more like Cancun though!

1st Jan 2020, 09:42

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Well done, Sherlock!

I love the name Rotor Station. Here's a bigger picture and the equivalent GE view. The bridge carries Yardley Green Road over the River Cole:

I'm not sure if Asturias has declared Open House.

Just look at all those NIMBYs!
The name could be confusing though; in the same period, the name 'ROTOR Station' referred to a chain of supposedly secret RAF air defence radar stations.

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