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Please observe the 24-hour rule (see below) Update of the database up to 13-08-2022 can be found in Post 1372 Page 69 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.
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Each challenge shall run at least 24-hours before a winner is declared by the original poster. This is to enable all Ppruners to search for the challenge and to contribute. · This is not a competition, no points are assigned to the winner. Please be careful when posting your answer early, especially when you intend to declare Open House. Much other Ppruners are put-off if the answer is already given and you still have to wait till the initial 24-hours are over anyway. Anyone can edit this Wiki post provided they have been member of Pprune for 90 days and have minimum 90 posts. But please let's get consensus before changing and not go crazy. Last edited 03-01-2022 by Self loading bear Links: Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II Which Aerodrome Mk III

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Old 3rd Feb 2023, 07:55
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Open House - I need to do some serious digging - the competition is red hot on here since jan1st
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Old 9th Feb 2023, 08:10
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here's one to keep things ticking over - abandoned a while back

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Eastern Europe?
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Old 9th Feb 2023, 16:21
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Does look a bit rough I agree - reminds me of Ploiesti - but its not

It is in Europe tho'
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Old 9th Feb 2023, 21:17
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Maybe a bit left-field, but is it Ipswich?
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Old 10th Feb 2023, 08:40
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I agree it looks like some of the less well manicured parts of England but no - it's not in the UK. So far I haven't found any pictures of it in it's pomp





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Old 10th Feb 2023, 10:35
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Well let's try the old wartime airfield near POMPEII ?
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Old 10th Feb 2023, 15:03
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Alas alack - no.... this did see a lot of war-time service - and was used in another war in an incident that ruffled a few feathers at the time

About 50% of it has disappeared under buildings now




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Ta Qali, Malta?
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Old 11th Feb 2023, 08:32
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Not malta but I can see why you'd might think so - I have no information that this aircraft type ever operated from the challenge when it was at its busiest but it was involved in a later occasion here


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Condor operating from occupied France shot down the aircraft carrying Leslie Howard.
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Indeed - but the one in this case was at the challenge due to a beating it had taken from the good guys
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Spain?
(perhaps a relation with Legion Condor?)
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Timbaki, Crete?
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Old 13th Feb 2023, 08:13
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Bear is correct - Spain it is -

I'm not sure any Condors operated in Spain during the Civil War - the one in question turned up during WW2 - damaged over the Atlantic. It's possible the pilot knew of the challenge field tho' from the Guerra Civil and it was any port in a storm.

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Navia?
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Which is in ...Asturias................. I'll be back at 19:00
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Time flies and I can confirm that teusje is correct with Aerodrome de Jarro, Navia in Asturias N Spain. Apparently very busy in the Civil War against the Basques and there was a small diplomatic incident when the Condor turned up in WW2 - the German flew in a repair team and it left for Merignac after a couple of days. The airfield was eventually handed back to the landowners in the '60's I think and has been largely redeveloped


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Thank you Asturias.
Let's try this one.


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