2nd Mar 2020, 14:35 - Wikipost

PPRuNe Forums Thread Wiki: Which Aerodrome Mk III

Please read: This is a community-maintained wiki post containing the most important information from this thread. You may edit the Wiki once you have been a member for 90 days and have made 90 posts.

Last edit by: nvubu

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.

Which Aerodrome Mk III

Closed Thread Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

19th Sep 2013, 02:00

#4581 (permalink)

chevvron

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: Wildest Surrey

Age: 75

Posts: 10,819

Likes: 94

Received 97 Likes on 70 Posts

Sorry for the delay chaps; managed to smash my screen hence couldn't read it!
Open House anyway.

19th Sep 2013, 16:45

#4582 (permalink)

evansb

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Timbukthree

Posts: 13

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Here is the next mystery aerodrome:

19th Sep 2013, 18:05

#4583 (permalink)

cuefaye

Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: UK

Posts: 457

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Hawkins Field, Betio

19th Sep 2013, 18:37

#4584 (permalink)

evansb

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Timbukthree

Posts: 13

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Yes, Hawkins field,

, Betio atoll, Tarawa Group, Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati, in the South Central Pacific. Site of a fierce 3-day battle between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Japanese during WW.II.

cuefaye has control.

20th Sep 2013, 06:48

#4585 (permalink)

Lightning Mate

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: down south

Age: 77

Posts: 13,226

Likes: 0

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

evansb,

Google Image Search is not your friend.

20th Sep 2013, 08:25

#4586 (permalink)

cuefaye

Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: UK

Posts: 457

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

As has been said many times LM ---

Open House

Last edited by cuefaye; 21st Sep 2013 at 09:17.

20th Sep 2013, 12:44

#4587 (permalink)

Noyade

Join Date: May 2009

Location: New South Wales

Age: 63

Posts: 9,761

Likes: 3

Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Here's one...

20th Sep 2013, 12:58

#4588 (permalink)

Cows getting bigger

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: Hotel Gypsy

Posts: 2,821

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Fife Glenrothes.

20th Sep 2013, 13:08

#4589 (permalink)

Noyade

Join Date: May 2009

Location: New South Wales

Age: 63

Posts: 9,761

Likes: 3

Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Quote:

Fife Glenrothes.

Spot on mate. Your control.

20th Sep 2013, 15:01

#4590 (permalink)

Cows getting bigger

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: Hotel Gypsy

Posts: 2,821

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

OH, I'm afraid.

21st Sep 2013, 21:14

#4591 (permalink)

John Hill

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: New Zealand

Age: 77

Posts: 519

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Another easy one for the Googliers...

22nd Sep 2013, 04:11

#4592 (permalink)

siftydog

Join Date: Jul 2001

Location: luton vegas

Posts: 507

Likes: 3

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Looks like Rongotai, Wellington. Oldie days - new airfield not built, or my friend's house on the hill behind.

OH if so.

22nd Sep 2013, 04:24

#4593 (permalink)

John Hill

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: New Zealand

Age: 77

Posts: 519

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Rongotai it is, you have control.

22nd Sep 2013, 04:57

#4594 (permalink)

dubbleyew eight

Join Date: May 2013

Location: have I forgotten or am I lost?

Age: 71

Posts: 1,126

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

an unkind person would blank out the rego and make it hard.
I left it in to make it harder

22nd Sep 2013, 07:53

#4595 (permalink)

Dora-9

Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: SE Qld, Australia

Age: 77

Posts: 1,178

Likes: 113

Received 40 Likes on 27 Posts

Assuming that the N rego is a furphy - is this Serpentine WA?

22nd Sep 2013, 07:59

#4596 (permalink)

dubbleyew eight

Join Date: May 2013

Location: have I forgotten or am I lost?

Age: 71

Posts: 1,126

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Dora you're amazing. spot on.

your windsock.....

22nd Sep 2013, 19:39

#4597 (permalink)

Dora-9

Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: SE Qld, Australia

Age: 77

Posts: 1,178

Likes: 113

Received 40 Likes on 27 Posts

OK, waving my windsock - the photo is dated 21 July 1943:

23rd Sep 2013, 00:43

#4598 (permalink)

ICT_SLB

Join Date: Apr 2002

Location: Nirvana South

Posts: 734

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Remember seeing a similar hill at Vieux Fort (Hewanorra) Airport, St. Lucia.
[OH in the unlikely event I'm right].

23rd Sep 2013, 01:23

#4599 (permalink)

Dora-9

Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: SE Qld, Australia

Age: 77

Posts: 1,178

Likes: 113

Received 40 Likes on 27 Posts

Sorry ICT SLB, a long long way from St Lucia (but the hill - a ridge actually - is a good clue)...

Last edited by Dora-9; 23rd Sep 2013 at 01:24.

23rd Sep 2013, 03:10

#4600 (permalink)

Terry Dactil

Join Date: Feb 2002

Location: at my computer

Posts: 250

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

How about Townsville (Garbutt) airfield.

The nose art shows the aircraft to be "Miss Giving" of the 380th BG.
See MISS GIVING for the aircraft's history.
They operated from Fenton airstrip near Darwin, but Google does not show any decent ridges nearby at that location.
However, Townsville was/is a military airfield with a substantial ridge in the circuit area and I expect the aircraft passed through there at some stage.