6th Jan 2024, 07:24 - Wikipost

PPRuNe Forums Thread Wiki: Which Aerodrome Mk IV

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: Self loading bear

Please observe the 24-hour rule (see below)
Update of the database up to 31-12-2023 can be found in Post 3731 page 187 06-01-2024
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 (Open House). Anyone may then post the next challenge.
If the winner of the challenge does not respond within 48 hours, to the notification of their success, an Open house can be declared when there is consensus between multiple other posters which are on-line.
(if you in know in advance that you will not be able to follow up with an own challenge you can post your answer with "(Open House when proven correct)"
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 to be 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 too much Google Earth,Zoom Earth or any other online map pics.
Try to post images that are not already present on internet, as Google Image Search will find them if they are. Searching by using Google Image Search, or programs a-like, is ought not to be done.
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.
Due to obsessive posters in the past, the web moderators have enforced the 24-hour rule:

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 06-01-2024 by Self loading bear Links: Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II Which Aerodrome Mk III

Which Aerodrome Mk IV

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

28th Jun 2023, 09:10

#2761 (permalink)

621andy

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Either somewhere in the 3rd world, the land of cheese and wine, or possibly very occasionally, at home.

Age: 59

Posts: 488

Likes: 15

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

France?

28th Jun 2023, 13:51

#2762 (permalink)

sycamore

Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: east ESSEX

Posts: 4,671

Likes: 101

Received 70 Likes on 45 Posts

Are `we` in Europe...?

28th Jun 2023, 15:18

#2763 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

well I am and so is the challenge ................. as Andy has noticed - its in France

28th Jun 2023, 16:12

#2764 (permalink)

621andy

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Either somewhere in the 3rd world, the land of cheese and wine, or possibly very occasionally, at home.

Age: 59

Posts: 488

Likes: 15

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Well from the Beluga then it either has to be near Toulouse or Nantes I'd guess. Toulouse being preferable due to the countryside...

Carcassonne?

29th Jun 2023, 07:59

#2765 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

You would guess wrong - they seem to fly them to other airports in France as well

29th Jun 2023, 08:43

#2766 (permalink)

621andy

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Either somewhere in the 3rd world, the land of cheese and wine, or possibly very occasionally, at home.

Age: 59

Posts: 488

Likes: 15

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Pau-Pyrenees?

29th Jun 2023, 13:39

#2767 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

No - it was fairly busy in WW2

29th Jun 2023, 18:42

#2768 (permalink)

621andy

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Either somewhere in the 3rd world, the land of cheese and wine, or possibly very occasionally, at home.

Age: 59

Posts: 488

Likes: 15

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Borgo, Corsica...But only by dint of scrolling through hundreds of pics and using a bit of lateral thinking. It looked like my bit of France here in Provence and initially I thought it could be Vinon but then you posted the terminal pic which made me think maybe Hyeres but couldn't really make it match and then it occurred to me that Corse is also France...You certainly don't make it easy as your last pic is a crop of the whole airfield that would have been difficult enough to ID on it's own

30th Jun 2023, 08:20

#2769 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

"You certainly don't make it easy "

My God _ i've had pictures ID'd on here in less than 20 minutes

- they HAVE to be hard to last between sun rise and sun set!!!!!

Who can forget Bear posting the Pope's helicopter pad????

I can't comment yet but here's a nice picture for today...

30th Jun 2023, 08:29

#2770 (permalink)

621andy

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Either somewhere in the 3rd world, the land of cheese and wine, or possibly very occasionally, at home.

Age: 59

Posts: 488

Likes: 15

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Greater minds than mine(or minds with more time than mine) are obviously at work

30th Jun 2023, 09:30

#2771 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

what is astonishing is the amazing variety of places people have been - A few years back I posted one of a helicopter base near (well sort of near) archangel and of course someone had been there to fix a helicopter..................................

30th Jun 2023, 16:57

#2772 (permalink)

chevvron

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: Wildest Surrey

Age: 75

Posts: 10,820

Likes: 94

Received 98 Likes on 71 Posts

Some of us spotted Monaco Heliport too!
I think I got that in just over 20 min.(not that, I hasten to add, I go there very often) (Well only once in/out actually.)

1st Jul 2023, 07:18

#2773 (permalink)

Asturias56

Join Date: Oct 2018

Location: Ferrara

Posts: 8,469

Likes: 442

Received 364 Likes on 213 Posts

Yes I think it was me that put that one up...

Time has passed and I confirm 621andy is correct with Borgo/Bastia/Poreta in Corsica Nice spot
Heavily used by the USAAF in 1943/44

1st Jul 2023, 13:56

#2774 (permalink)

ea200

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Near EGSS

Posts: 496

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

The departure point of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on his final mission.

I had been searching P38s in Corsica and for some reason discounted this one for reasons that now escape me!