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RAF_Techie101
13th Apr 2006, 23:52
For those of you in the habit of plane-spotting on Google Earth, we at ISK seem to be quite popular at the moment... Besides the two in Basra, I've jsut found another in Gibralter... We do get around a bit at the moment...

MightyGem
14th Apr 2006, 07:39
...and you need to get out more!;)

Big Bear
14th Apr 2006, 08:46
Have a look at RAF Fairford at the pans on the west of the runway.....

Big Bear
14th Apr 2006, 08:48
Oops, must have had my monitor upside down, I meant the east of the runway.

Pontius Navigator
14th Apr 2006, 08:55
I thouht the real skill was finding aircraft airborne. Some in Iraq with shadows to prove them airborne.

I have just revisited my AOI and found more recent, and improved, imagery.

Big Bear
14th Apr 2006, 09:04
Finding them airborne is clever, however, I doubt what is sat a Fairford ever flies low enough to cast a shadow.

sittingstress
14th Apr 2006, 10:29
I was plotting a route and was amazed at how clever the local authority was at cutting the grass into the shape of an airliner. Apologies if the layout of the co-ords are incorrect:

0°43'12.9"W
51°06'55.8"N

Regards

ss

PS Corrections regarding the co-ords will be welcomed.

Rev I. Tin
14th Apr 2006, 10:34
You can even track commercial flights here (http://www.fboweb.com/antest/ge/intro.aspx).
God bless

Background Noise
14th Apr 2006, 11:15
BB - there are 2 in the circuit at Beale

14th Apr 2006, 15:46
I have to wonder at how recent the images are, there are Concorde(s) sat at the gate at Heathrow. Have a look at the airfields in Serbia, there's one near Belgrade that still has bomb craters (N44° 55'50 E20° 15'46), although they do appear to have repaired the parallel runway, or is that new?

SALAD DODGER
15th Apr 2006, 01:55
Found a stealth fighter casting a shadow, and more! this is quite fun. Can you spot the nearby brit C130K, and Tornado's?
(115° 03'33.34"W 36° 13'38.03"N)

pba_target
15th Apr 2006, 09:47
grunt, if you check the copyright you can see how recent your image that you are currently looking at is. It displays in the bottom of the main window. Can't see your concordes tho, and the images of heathrow appear to be 2006

RAF_Techie101
15th Apr 2006, 11:58
They're in the bottom-right hand terminal, two of them side by side...

Squirrel 41
15th Apr 2006, 12:20
If you're really looking to waste some time spotting on Google Earth, there's no place like DM: 32°10'20.53"N, 110°52'11.95"W.

Anyone fancy producing a full read-out?

S41

TEEEJ
15th Apr 2006, 15:06
I have to wonder at how recent the images are, there are Concorde(s) sat at the gate at Heathrow. Have a look at the airfields in Serbia, there's one near Belgrade that still has bomb craters (N44° 55'50 E20° 15'46), although they do appear to have repaired the parallel runway, or is that new?

I expect Bushehr airbase, Iran to undergo some major reconstruction in a similar fashion! Courtesy of the US perhaps?

F-14 can be seen here:

N28° 56'38 E50° 51'30

F-4 coming into land here:

N28° 55'46 E50° 51'07

L J R
15th Apr 2006, 17:27
Have to disagree that the copyright date is the date of imagery. EG: Al Udeid is C2002.

hobie
15th Apr 2006, 20:22
if you check the copyright you can see how recent your image that you are currently looking at is. It displays in the bottom of the main window. Can't see your concordes tho, and the images of heathrow appear to be 2006

I thought I remembered a couple of Concorde's? .... :confused:

and they are still there, at the back(east) of terminal 4 .... with the image showing 2006?

how do I copy the coordinates of an image so I can post them in this post? .... :confused:

51°27'39.89"N 0°26'41.10"W for the concordes ....

Safeware
15th Apr 2006, 21:01
TEEJ,

If that F-14 has just landed, he's going to have to stop 'kin quick before running into the bondu.

sw

TEEEJ
16th Apr 2006, 06:28
TEEJ,
If that F-14 has just landed, he's going to have to stop 'kin quick before running into the bondu.
sw

Not the F-14. The F-14 is parked up. The F-4 is airborne. Either coming into land, low pass or touch and go.

pba_target
16th Apr 2006, 17:00
LJR... is the imagery you're talking about older than that? The newer stuff is copyright the year it was issued, some of the older stuff is copy 2002 (date the keyhole program was launched)

L J R
16th Apr 2006, 18:19
PBA TGT, I am aware that the imagery is quite old but the copyright (when zoomed) is DigitalGlobe 2006 and TerraMetrics2006. The image of Camp Andy (demolished end of 2004) is only half complete - as it was prior to the spring offensive of 2003.

pba_target
16th Apr 2006, 18:59
Fair play... somethings up... seem to remember there being an option somewhere in the prog to check the date the image you're looking at was last refreshed... will investigate further....

paddyboy
16th Apr 2006, 20:52
40'42'15.46N
74'00'29.63W

hobie
16th Apr 2006, 21:20
if you can't get it using paddy's numbers try this .....

40°42'15.46"N 74°00'29.63W

and your looking for a runway plus aircraft on top of a building .... :p

ratty1
16th Apr 2006, 21:31
It is on top of 77 Water Street. The architect says that it is a full-size model of a WWI Sopwith Camel, designed by Rudolph De Harak and built in 1969 - primarily to amuse the inhabitants of surrounding scyscrapers, notably the World Trade Center. Whoops!!!!:hmm:

http://googlesightseeing.com/wp-content/77plane.jpg

There is an SR71 Onboard a carrier at 40'45'51.86"N 74'00'00.60W

wg13_dummy
16th Apr 2006, 22:58
There is an SR71 Onboard a carrier at 40'45'51.86"N 74'00'00.60W



(It's an A12 :8 )



If you look three births NE of USS Intrepid, you will see the sheer size of the Queen Mary 2! FBS!

ratty1
16th Apr 2006, 23:10
Ah an A12 spy plane. Thankyou. Found the Intrepid website.

wg13_dummy
16th Apr 2006, 23:26
Ah an A12 spy plane. Thankyou. Found the Intrepid website.

I believe its the early single seat version operated by the CIA as opposed to the usual two seat version used by the Air Force. But a Blackbird all the same. ;) Or for the real geek spotters, the Oxcart.

paddyboy
16th Apr 2006, 23:49
Cheers all.
Google Earth's a yet another new distraction. Couldn't fathom out how to cut & paste the lat & longs.:ok:

wg13_dummy
17th Apr 2006, 00:11
Yep, hours of fun!

To copy and paste lat/longs. Just add it as a place mark. That will give you its L/L. You can paste one in top right 'fly to'.


Im currently trying to find the Playboy mansion. Anyone got the L/L? :E

Lon More
17th Apr 2006, 00:57
WG13 There's a photo of the bunny hutch here (http://virtualglobetrotting.com/info.php/mid/960)

Latitude: 34.07653800
Longitude: -118.42901600

harrogate
17th Apr 2006, 03:13
... all this Google Earthing prompted me to look for the famous 'piss off biggles' barn in Wales.
Sadly, the wording has long since been removed by the farmer, but my search took me to a very sad conclusion.
The only image I could find of the barn is here: http://www.targeta.co.uk/wheretogo.htm
Out of curiosity, I decided to enter the serial of the Hawk on that pic (XX164) into google, only to discover that it was written-off in a fatal accident on take-off at Valley in 1996. The pilot? Simon Burgess, a very dear friend of my family and a well known figure in the village I grew up in. A true hero, who was captured and tortured by the Iraqis in Gulf War 1 when his Tonka GR1 was shot down over Baghdad, but after a relatively short recovery time he got back to the business of flying fast jets and took up a role at Valley to pass on his experiences to a whole new generation of pilots, yet still only in his early 30s himself.
Remarkable chap.
How sad, but what a coincidence.
Hey ho, on with the topic....

DEL Mode
17th Apr 2006, 06:34
Maybe Bush used Global Earth to hunt for those WMD's?

TEEEJ
17th Apr 2006, 09:00
Maybe Bush used Global Earth to hunt for those WMD's?


Google hosted the following a few years ago. It was triggered by typing 'weapons of mass destruction' into their search engine.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/saddomerror.html

TEEEJ
17th Apr 2006, 09:11
Have to disagree that the copyright date is the date of imagery. EG: Al Udeid is C2002.

The copyright dates appear to be all over the place in relation to the actual imagery date.

This lat/long should take you to the two Typhoons that visited Singapore during the summer of 2004:

1°21'12.36"N 103°54'12.15"E

"27 June 2004 RAF TYPHOONS DEPART FOR SINGAPORE"

http://www.baesystems.com/newsroom/2004/jun/270604news1.htm

topgas
18th Apr 2006, 18:30
I thought I remembered a couple of Concorde's? .... :confused: and they are still there, at the back(east) of terminal 4

and there's another being moved at the back of BA Engineering at 51°28'18.23"N 0°24'58.45"

The image of SLB 30°25'8.96"N 47°38'34.60"E appears to be between Apr and Sept 04, judging by the state of development

hobie
18th Apr 2006, 21:16
and there's another being moved at the back of BA Engineering

yep ... I see that one now .... :rolleyes:

51°28'19.74"N 0°24'57.21" W

Out Of Trim
18th Apr 2006, 21:38
TEEEJ

Thanks for that - Also appears to be 2 or 3 Hunters on the ground there too!

Brian Dixon
18th Apr 2006, 21:42
Who has right of way?
51°28'29.38"N 0°28'34.23" W

rafloo
18th Apr 2006, 22:40
The one without the Houchin clagged onto it.....


.....what happens here.....

51°30'13.53"N 02°33'31.72" W ......any guesses?

harrogate
18th Apr 2006, 22:49
Who has right of way?
51°28'29.38"N 0°28'34.23" W

Look on the main runway on this photo. The plane landing is caught in sequence by the satellite and appears on several shots.

harrogate
18th Apr 2006, 23:00
Some of the images on Google Earth are old. This one was taken during the Blitz. It was underreported at the time, but I think everyone is agreed on the issue of bombing Huntingdon.

****hole.

52 20 10.87 N 0 11 43.34 W

A251
19th Apr 2006, 12:29
old prince charles chipmunk here , 52 00 57.94 N 0 16 57.19 W

hobie
19th Apr 2006, 17:05
Look on the main runway on this photo. The plane landing is caught in sequence by the satellite and appears on several shots.

So that's the explanation for seeing three aircraft on the same landing runway .... I was just about to post a question on the very subject ... :ok:

johno617tonka
19th Apr 2006, 21:31
either that or ' air france ' has three arrivals within seconds of each other!!!

SpotterFC
19th Apr 2006, 21:42
So what isn't shown here? Or did the satellite just glitch?

51 29 58.8N 000 20 35.21W

Jambo Jet
20th Apr 2006, 03:29
Poor old RAF Turnhouse, it looks trashed and run down.
I remember it as a cracking little hold during flying training.

55 57 06.62 N 3 20 42.38 W

hobie
20th Apr 2006, 20:43
So what isn't shown here? Or did the satellite just glitch?


Think I was in there once .... :cool: so no glitch ....

hoodie
20th Apr 2006, 22:18
If no image on Google Earth, check the aerial photo on Multimap (http://http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=515000&Y=179000&width=500&height=300&gride=515599.93812913&gridn=180020.337447559&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&pc=&zm=0&scale=25000&multimap.x=276&multimap.y=165). No flying saucers - a great disappointment. :rolleyes:

(Search here for 'Hanwell' (http://www.multimap.co.uk) if link above doesn't work)

Arkroyal
21st Apr 2006, 00:37
44°52'28.33"N 0°38'56.68"W

Final Bordeaux Merignac

topgas
21st Apr 2006, 21:17
Have a look at RAF Fairford at the pans on the [east] of the runway.....

Mmmm... I'm sure there was something with long thin wings there a few days ago ... seems to have disappeared when I looked just now. Very strange . . .

grimfixer
21st Apr 2006, 21:59
Must be being a bit of a monkey with my GE programme but have been cutting and pasting some of the lat and longs and the resolution on the images is pants. Any idea what the problem could be......:confused:

lamer
21st Apr 2006, 22:25
Mmmm... I'm sure there was something with long thin wings there a few days ago ... seems to have disappeared when I looked just now. Very strange . . .
click here to travel back in time a few days (http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.68658&lon=-1.772559&z=17.9&r=0&src=0)

False Capture
22nd Apr 2006, 00:08
Some areas of Google Earth are displayed in high resolution, these are usually areas of high population density.

Therefore, I thought it strange that Area 51 (Groom Lake) is displayed in high resolution when everything else around it is isn't.

37°14N 115°48W

ImageGear
22nd Apr 2006, 08:35
The surfacing Sub in the western Isles has also disappeared.:confused:

ImageGear
24th Apr 2006, 18:11
69°26'12.84"N 32°25'01.34"E

Would not have liked to have the little pink bod over here during the Cold War, High altitude, no DAS and a looong way from home.

Imagegear

L J R
24th Apr 2006, 20:14
Should we tell this guy that he has no more hydraulic fluid left!!

33 56'42.12"S 151 10'40.38"E

The one on the R/W next to him is about to land on a Ghost!

RealFish
24th Apr 2006, 20:29
VC10 at 52.48'.50.74''N; 01.22'.36.42'' W

DEL Mode
24th Apr 2006, 20:37
Can anyone explain what this is all about?

Big Rectangle

Melchett01
24th Apr 2006, 21:03
Slightly off tangent, but still related to Google Earth.

I am trying to get it installed on my intranet machine at work - would be useful for planning and all that guff in lieu of Falcon View. Having put my 4 page business case in for a free bit of software off the internet :mad: , was told, yes you could have it if it could be obtained through IGS. Now our IT section have no idea whether this can be done and probably even less inclination to find out.:bored:

So can any one tell me - have they managed to get Google Earth installed through IGS on their work machines?

Cheers.

Focks 2
24th Apr 2006, 22:39
Can anyone explain what this is all about?
Big Rectangle
Ah yes, I believe its the impression left by John Prescotts tartan rug when he went for a picnic. :)

rafloo
24th Apr 2006, 22:52
Can anyone explain what this is all about?

Big Rectangle

Its called "A Field" You grow stuff in it.

wg13_dummy
24th Apr 2006, 22:55
He should have said look about 2Kms East of his L/L. Looks like an old military site with two **** off big bunkers in the middle. Certainly appears to have had the attention of some bombs in the past.

rafloo
24th Apr 2006, 23:06
Ah....got it now....interesting...


a bit of history here


21°21'53.36"N 157°57'00.10"W


In fact, if you wander around within 10 nmsof that L/L you'll notice its like a recognition test....

The airfield is flippin enormous

Sir Richard
30th Apr 2006, 15:07
So that's the explanation for seeing three aircraft on the same landing runway .... I was just about to post a question on the very subject ... :ok:
And I just thought Heathrow ATC were being super efficient again, 3 down and one on short finals...15 second spacing I guess?:eek: :8:eek:

Filthy
1st May 2006, 06:48
If you look at Northolt the Spylander can be clearly seen in its lair

akula
1st May 2006, 10:51
Hah,

Who needs MPA

35° 7'23.92"N
139°44'5.55"E

Navaleye
1st May 2006, 11:17
Looks like a Los Angeles class SSN. Too long to be a Japanese SSK.

November4
2nd May 2006, 21:11
SAR practice at 39°42'59.76"N 104°45'11.61"W
One for the spotters 16°30'41.59"S 68°10'17.65"W
Fighter off Taiwan
Ark Royal (??) 50°48'31.25"N 1° 5'49.22"W
Clemenceau 21°22'45.17"N 72°10'39.48"E
No not that sad that I spend ages looking for the stuff.....check out Google Earth Hacks website Aircraft in flight (http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlcat24/Aircraft-in-flight.htm) or Ships (http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlcat36/Ships/Boats/Submarines.htm)

whiz
3rd May 2006, 13:59
Browsing around November 4's Lat/Long of Portsmouth dockyard I noticed this:

50°48'16.07"N 1° 5'48.47"W

Any ideas which type of ship it is ? Amazing shape in plan view

WebPilot
3rd May 2006, 14:10
Browsing around November 4's Lat/Long of Portsmouth dockyard I noticed this:
50°48'16.07"N 1° 5'48.47"W
Any ideas which type of ship it is ? Amazing shape in plan view


It's the QinetiQ trimaran project, RV Triton

WebPilot
3rd May 2006, 14:23
If you look at Northolt the Spylander can be clearly seen in its lair


I used to see this machine WIWAN, but never knew much about it. Anyone?

Navaleye
3rd May 2006, 17:18
Yes, its the Ark. An old picture when she was laid up in Pompey before her 02? refit.

Chinny Crewman
3rd May 2006, 18:42
50°23'32.18"N 4°11'28.88"W

Ocean damn her! Wish she'd stay there!

ranger703
3rd May 2006, 19:01
One for the spotters 16°30'41.59"S 68°10'17.65"W


Douglas DC6's and Curtiss C46 Commandos awaiting the scrappy.

Argonautical
4th May 2006, 10:16
Here's a list of some co-ords, some have been mentioned before.

I can't ID the formation off Belgium. Dutch PC-7s ?

0°43'12.9"W 51°06'55.8"N - Airliner
51°34'37.76"N 0°41'50.53"W – Air Canada flight
115° 03'33.34"W 36° 13'38.03"N – Nellis AFB Air Park
N28° 56'38 E50° 51'30 – Iranian F-14
N28° 55'46 E50° 51'07 – Iranian F-4 landing
51°27'39.89"N 0°26'41.10"W – Concords at Heathrow
40°42'15.46"N 74°00'29.63W – Full-size model of a WWI Sopwith Camel, designed by Rudolph De Harak and built in 1969 on a New York rooftop (77 Water Street)
40°45'51.86"N 74°00'00.60W – A-12 (SR-71) on a carrier
1°21'12.36"N 103°54'12.15"E – Two RAF Typhoons in Singapore
51°28'29.38"N 0°28'34.23" W – Who has right-of-way?
52 20 10.87 N 0 11 43.34 W – Lancaster(?) over Huntingdon
52 00 57.94 N 0 16 57.19 W - Old Prince Charles Chipmunk
44°52'28.33"N 0°38'56.68"W - Final Bordeaux Merignac
37°14N 115°48W - Area 51 (Groom Lake)
33°17'51.17"N 44°12'6.87"E - C-130 departing Baghdad low level? (joke)
69°26'12.84"N 32°25'01.34"E – Ruskie subs
33 56'42.12"S 151 10'40.38"E – Hydraulic leak? Also look at the one landing on the runway to the left
52°48'50.74''N; 01°22'36.42'' W – VC-10
21°21'53.36"N 157°57'00.10"W – Pearl Harbor (USS Arizona)
35° 7'23.92"N 139°44'5.55"E – Sub at sea (Los Angeles class SSN?)
32° 31'38.42N 99° 56'24.27W - Bone in flight
32° 40'51.21N 114° 34'27.26W - F16 formation
35° 12'33.75N 75° 30'07.25W - Tomcat in flight
49° 22'55.72N 0° 01'59.62E - Formation of 4 aeroplanes of the Belgium coast.

Gainesy
5th May 2006, 08:45
36° 13'51.20"N 115° 03'04.35"W Nellis "Petting Zoo".:)

Red Snow
5th May 2006, 19:19
There's some interesting new hi-rez coverage of the Ukraine, including the dummy carrier deck/ski jump at Saki.

The best thing however is at 50° 35'20.56"N 30° 12'22.01"E
Just look at the size of that thing! (An-225 at the Gostomel factory).

There's also a neat An-124 taxiing at Kabul 34° 33'35.00"N 69° 13'43.70E

foldingwings
9th May 2006, 15:43
Here's a list of some co-ords, some have been mentioned before.
I can't ID the formation off Belgium. Dutch PC-7s ?

49° 22'55.72N 0° 01'59.62E - Formation of 4 aeroplanes of the Belgium coast.


That's France, Old Chap but thanks for the details anyway!

FW:zzz:

lamer
16th May 2006, 11:14
go navy: 32°40'34.22"N 117° 9'27.92"W :mad:

PompeySailor
16th May 2006, 11:22
http://www.fboweb.com/antest/ge/intro.aspx

:cool:

Liobian
16th May 2006, 20:35
HI all - I'm much intrigued by all this Observer Corps-type stuff ; so can anyone guess at the types of the larger a/c at Moron Apt - there's what appears to be a Lincoln (!) at S 34.40.33 W 058.38.20.
Anybody been there lately ??

Green Flash
16th May 2006, 21:45
I see C5's on the main ramp and some P3's grazing quietly out the back. And an old twin engined transport on the grass near the main terminal, with an F5?. And another twin taxing out off the ramp. Don't see any Lincolns though.:confused:

rafloo
17th May 2006, 00:32
Bootnecks buggering about?


50 19'18.10"N 04 09'35.09"W

Hold West
17th May 2006, 02:06
a bit of history here


21°21'53.36"N 157°57'00.10"W


In fact, if you wander around within 10 nmsof that L/L you'll notice its like a recognition test....

The airfield is flippin enormous

Hey! Go 2.94 kms very slightly south of due west of that point, and you are at my house. I work here:

21°19'13.76"N 157°55'34.11"W

johno617tonka
17th May 2006, 05:08
if you look at ' lamer ' s post, i was a bit suprised to see a building shaped like a swastika!! would be interested to know when that was built??

ratty1
17th May 2006, 08:09
It was built as a Naval Barracks sometime just after WW2 by an American Architect called Mansard Roo'f. The American government wanted it built to show the Nazi's that they couldn't be defeated.

johno617tonka
17th May 2006, 15:02
i can understand the motive behind it being built! but unless i'm missing something, it doesn't strike me as a 'two fingured' gesture, more a 'we think you are ace, so here's a monument to prove it!' sort of gesture.... :confused:
all the same, cheers 'ratty' :ok:
J6T

Argonautical
17th May 2006, 15:05
Green Flash
The Lincoln is there :-

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/moranafb.jpg

Not sure it is Moron though as this airfield is outside Buenos Aires while Moron is in Spain.

ZH875
17th May 2006, 15:51
Lincoln Mk II, RE408, Coded as B-010 for the Argentinian Air Force was handed over to the National Museum at Aeroparque in Beunos Aires, in 1968, and was restored by 1975.

Rumour had it that there may be a second Lincoln preserved at an Argentinian base in the south of the country, can anyone confirm this and if so, which one.

Moron is just outside Beunos Aires. Perhaps the spanish speaking world is full of Moron's.

ant1
17th May 2006, 17:39
Only God knows what this is (best viewed at FL400): 16 20 35 S 71 57 44 W

ZH875
17th May 2006, 17:52
Only God knows what this is (best viewed at FL400): 16 20 35 S 71 57 44 WSpooky!, try and explain this to an Irishman, and he will open an airport nearby!.

ant1
17th May 2006, 18:45
I'll try to explain it to Mel Gibson :}

shaky
17th May 2006, 19:53
53°46'40.78"N 3° 2'37.06"W
Another old bomber.

Can someone tell me the secret of how to copy/paste these co-ordinates from Google Earth

Argonautical
18th May 2006, 10:34
A wide variety of stuff here. The nearby airfield is also worth a look.

52 22 25N, 1 28 45W

Gainesy
18th May 2006, 11:00
Shaky,
Copy and paste it in the format used by Argonautical in the post above this. Its a bit picky about the format, decimals, etc.

Skunkerama
18th May 2006, 11:09
This is quite a good collection of Aircraft, ships and interesting places in Google Earth.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/google_earth_competition_results/

Argonautical
19th May 2006, 12:19
Have a look at these three hardened shelters at Ahmed Al Jaber air base, one shows a double LGB hit, one is untouched and another looks as if it didn't penetrate. Another shelter also took a double hit. Wonder if these were planned as such or was it confusion in the "heat of the battle"? Several are untouched, so how was the targeting selection done, active intelligence or pot luck?


Co-ords are : 28 56 46N, 47 47 31E

Jambo Jet
19th May 2006, 15:03
Many Ascotteers favourite haunt. Hic

44 38 53.3"N 63 34 32.17

and another

28 18 16.6"N 80 36 40.7"W

Dont tell the missus ;)

bayete
19th May 2006, 17:39
And another;)
51° 3'3.05"N 114° 3'59.33"W

EnginEars
19th May 2006, 18:18
C5 runs over bus at Prestwick :eek:

55°29'57.40"N 4°34'43.11"W

dazjs
19th May 2006, 19:04
Hello, Anybody found Area 51 yet, are there any spaceships there

rugmuncher
19th May 2006, 19:20
Hello, Anybody found Area 51 yet, are there any spaceships there
http://content.crazyphotos.com/searchbuttonfordummies.jpg
:ugh:

While you are at it try and find out about this place! :::


32°39'50.64"N 111°29'24.38"W

dazjs
19th May 2006, 19:28
????
Must get that book
Whats them big curly things at the end of the runway
Thanks for the tip Rugmuncher

Guernsey Girl II
19th May 2006, 19:46
Less than 6 weeks till Fincastle, so for all guys inbound...

57° 36’ 36.05’’N 003° 37’ 01.02’’W

57° 38’ 56.12’’N 003° 19’ 05.59’’W
:eek:

Kitbag
19th May 2006, 23:26
(It's an A12 :8 )

Lat long: 74'00'04.00W40'45'51.86"N

If you look three births NE of USS Intrepid, you will see the sheer size of the Queen Mary 2! FBS!


Also on the boat is what looks like a Swift in front of the island and a Scimitar behind, as well as a Harrier on the lift.


Edited to put in Lat/Long

bayete
20th May 2006, 10:14
Rugmuncher,
Here's a start ref 32°39'50.64"N 111°29'24.38"W look here or http://www.airnav.com/airport/PCA http://www.eloychamber.com/links.htm
Sorry bored can't mow the lawn too wet and no sky sports.

Liobian
20th May 2006, 10:58
:confused: ZH875 - thanks for that; any ideas about the silver twin next to the Lincoln ?

Red Snow
20th May 2006, 11:44
I think that twin is a tri .... Ju 52

for proper pics search for 'Moron' on airliners.net :8

Liobian
20th May 2006, 11:57
Gracias Red Snow - never thought of that, but all now found. Cheers:ok:

bubbers44
22nd May 2006, 21:14
That copyright date is when they published the image not took it. A marina close to us says 2006 but new road construction that was underway a year ago is not shown. It was just replaced a couple of months ago with this new image.

Vasco Sodcat
27th Jul 2006, 18:24
Why joke ??
If I'm not much mistaken it's on the ground; and may even be an Antonov :confused: :)

Thunderball 2
28th Jul 2006, 01:18
51°24'25.56"N 1°01'06.83"W - and you need to go in really close, maybe 900 feet.

The towers are obviously lightning conductors, as seen around the Air Force Titan pads at Cape Canaveral. But the "greenhouse" structures encircling the bunkers and covering the corridor leading off to the north-west; one huge Faraday Cage? Whatever it is, I guess you can't be too careful with those nukes....

Thunderball 2
28th Jul 2006, 01:39
Conspiracy theorists come back, all is forgiven......

I thought I'd just check again the US counterpart to Burghfield, which is the Pantex facility outside Amarillo, to see if they also had these Faraday Cages;

35°18'29.99"N 101°33'28.85"W

....and since I last looked someone has left the shutter open for too long, and now we have a highly over-exposed picture which shows no detail. Three months ago it was a far superior image with balanced exposure.

But then again I guess Google Earth is probably the only recon system that the North Koreans have at present...

Lon More
28th Jul 2006, 02:10
Three months ago it was a far superior image with balanced exposure
I was beginning to wonder about that. The image quality is definitely not what it was.
Locally in Maasmechelen, Belgium, residents are up in arms now that the war memorial is seen to be in the shape of a swastika
50.57.48N, 5.41.45E

Some old airframes on the Pampa Range @ 51.02.4820N, 5.27.1192E

Vasco Sodcat
28th Jul 2006, 15:08
There appears to be a civilian version of the Davis-Monthan ac graveyard here:

32°30'23.83"N 111°19'48.25"W

Thunderball 2
28th Jul 2006, 23:16
This is Pinal Air Park at Marana, Arizona, near Tucson.

Most notable, perhaps, for the Beechcraft Starship fleet in storage there.

allan907
3rd Aug 2006, 11:51
I wonder if the mates at Saxa Vord ought to be getting worried (are there any there any more??)

Go to 60 49 42.07N 0 50 27.05 and use the tilt and pan.

India Four Two
3rd Aug 2006, 16:54
20 59 59N 105 49 44 E
Low resolution airphoto of the Airforce Museum, Hanoi, with derelict Bac Mai airfield to the SE.
Mig 15s, 21s, 17(?) and some large helicopters, plus assorted other fixed wing aircraft.
In the museum building, there is a Vostok space capsule. When I went there 8 years ago, I was the only visitor. They had to turn on the lights for me, which disturbed a rat as big as a cat :eek:


10 48 34 N 106 39 32 E
31 year old relics at Tan Son Nhat - C119, CH47, C130s, C123s and C47

and some more recent Russian relics - ex-Vietnam Airlines An24s

Pilot Pacifier
3rd Aug 2006, 21:41
3 x Chinooks

1 x Lynx?

1 x UH1?

1 x CH53?

3 x Hip

43 31 37 N 16 17 24 E

Must be pre Dec 01 for the Chinooks to be there!

Vasco Sodcat
5th Aug 2006, 15:13
I wonder if the mates at Saxa Vord ought to be getting worried... ...Go to 60 49 42.07N 0 50 27.05

That's 0 50 27.05W if anyone has found empty sea:)

allan907
5th Aug 2006, 16:09
The phenomenon appears to be a huge mound of empty sea (with some coast). P'raps there's some huge earth movement or a great tidal wave that the inhabitants of Unst ought to know about??:eek:

(sorry about missing the W off

mcidiot
5th Aug 2006, 21:06
Anyone noticed this?


52 07 51.10N 0 57 59.54E

Safeware
5th Aug 2006, 21:47
What? 2 Yellow Sea Kings at Wattisham?

sw

Vasco Sodcat
14th Sep 2006, 17:49
Having just done some planning (yes, I know there's a first time for everything!) for the Market Garden commemoration, I see the Dutch have persuaded Google Earth to disruptively pixillate within the airfield boundaries of Deelen and Soesterburg. A quick check of Eindhoven/Den Helder/Leuwarden reveals (pun intended) the same. Are the Dutch MoD top brass uncharacteristically shy for cloggies?!

modtinbasher
14th Sep 2006, 18:32
Where would I find Area 51 please?

ZH875
14th Sep 2006, 18:39
Area 51 is located at ....

...Please wait, I have to answer the door, some geezer just got out of a big black car.

......

.........

This connection has timed out.

BEagle
14th Sep 2006, 19:12
37º14’N 115º48’W.....

Is that a black Omeg....aaahhh, bugger!

owe ver chute
14th Sep 2006, 20:23
Have a look here.
33°27'40.53"N 111°43'55.06"W

FL575
14th Sep 2006, 20:54
Or you could just type in AREA 51....

chiglet
14th Sep 2006, 21:51
I remember when the Type 80 "tripped" :E [ I was at R.A F. Buchan] ....and we had the Entire NorthWest Norwegian Coast/North Cape coverage, down to a 1940s type 14 Search Radar. It did have IFF capability though....:ok:
watp,iktch

DON T
14th Sep 2006, 21:54
Strange how simple things are sometimes.:cool:

donardboy
15th Sep 2006, 20:41
just joined pp 2day and well impressed with this thread. keep the co-ords coming as they have kept me amused for the last hour and are quite interesting (i am not a spotter, honest !!)

TOPBUNKER
16th Sep 2006, 13:55
Just for the hell of it, whilst we're in the area, anyone got a clue what was/is here... 32°41'15.87"N111°18'3.21"W ?

Thud_and_Blunder
16th Sep 2006, 14:04
Going all the way back to that post on page 3:
So what isn't shown here? Or did the satellite just glitch?
51 29 58.8N 000 20 35.21W
I've found another programme called Flash Earth with some interesting alternatives to Google's imagery. Try this:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.499704&lon=-0.343126&z=16.8&r=0&src=2
When you've done that, you can pop back to Google Earth and get a good view of one of my favourite "girls" - young Molly to those who know 'er. She can be found at 52°27'2.02"N 1°45'7.42"W

Guernsey Girl II
16th Sep 2006, 16:02
Thud,
Well that's the weekend gone looking at the differences:ok:

Leuchars is in detail but not so for ISK or ISL

Waddington in detail too but quite old... how long since the Vulcan moved from between AWC and EES 97? 98?

Rocket Chucker
18th Sep 2006, 19:58
Turned into a bit of an anorak on this - passes the time though. Should get out more - probably book a flight here for a cool £10m

45 57 50N, 63 18 25E

Nice shot of the Baikonur launch pads. Can't decide if there's anything on them from the shadows. They look empty

modtinbasher
19th Sep 2006, 11:26
Have a look here.
33°27'40.53"N 111°43'55.06"W


Thanks Over, there's a lot of it! Is this where all the mothballed airframes are as well?

ARINC
19th Sep 2006, 13:35
06º 34' S, 72º 24'

Nice Beaches.....

Radar Muppet
19th Sep 2006, 14:24
Been checking out Chez RM but the imagery is over 6 years old. Anyone know where I can get (free) 'national asset' pics of Cornwall that are relatively up-to-date?

Skunkerama
19th Sep 2006, 14:45
This seems to do the trick.

http://local.live.com/

go to where you live and then select Aerial

Poliarny
28th Sep 2006, 07:26
33°27'40.53"n 111°43'55.06"w

Wader2
28th Sep 2006, 13:49
This seems to do the trick.

http://local.live.com/

go to where you live and then select Aerial

I had a look and the image here seems about 7 years or so old.

The quality is very good but totally out of date.

Coningsby has F3s, the Hush House is still there as are the tennis courts where the new build has taken place.

Then my house, stuff we put in 7 years or more ago is not there, flowerbeds, ponds, terrace etc

wub
29th Sep 2006, 09:20
LocalLive has quite old images, RAF Locking is still there, whereas the site has been levelled.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/locking.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/Fairford182.jpg

airborne_artist
29th Sep 2006, 10:41
Local Live uses the Getmapping (http://www1.getmapping.com/coverage/coverage_online.asp) imagery which (round here) was shot in 99. It's also used on Multimap, but not to such a high res.

621andy
16th Jan 2007, 14:11
Buqqer me! How long has Locking looked like that?!:eek:
Spent a lot of time there as a cadet and civilian instructor with the gliding school down the road at Weston airport...

windriver
16th Jan 2007, 14:39
For more nostalgia I keep a list of UK Disused Airfields links at...

http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/

For the Scottish Ones you may need to zoom out abit..

(MS Virtual Earth)

dallas
16th Jan 2007, 15:37
33°27'40.53"n 111°43'55.06"w

Poliyarny Submarine Base?

Moved to Arizona has it?

DEL Mode
16th Jan 2007, 18:02
Quite surprised to see this in so much detail.

17 17 52 S 72 23 58 N

And MPA for that fact

Thud_and_Blunder
16th Jan 2007, 18:13
17 17 52 S 72 23 58 N

Awful lot of up/down info there, DEL - any chance of some Longitude to go with it?

DEL Mode
16th Jan 2007, 18:20
Dooh

17 17 52 S 72 23 58 E

Bad day at work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lancs
16th Jan 2007, 18:28
17 17 52 S 72 23 58 E


Ehh? Pacific ocean?

Focks 2
16th Jan 2007, 18:29
Finding a lot of water here DEL :)

DEL Mode
16th Jan 2007, 18:37
07 17 52 S

72 23 58 E

Diego Garcia (-7.317, 72.417) is an atoll located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) south of India's southern coast.

Mrs. DEL Mode is packing the house up due to posting - that's my excuse.

Almost_done
16th Jan 2007, 20:50
If you missed it there was a nice article about Google Earth in todays Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/13/wgoogle13.xml). Possibly old news for us but may open some ppls eyes.

ExJAFAD
16th Jan 2007, 21:16
621andy (and other interested parties),

With ref to RAF Locking here are some before, during and after photos if you are interested.
http://www.104thlocking.org.uk/JustBeforeClosure.htm

http://www.104thlocking.org.uk/Demolition.htm

http://www.104thlocking.org.uk/Locking2006.htm

:{

Toxteth O'Grady
17th Jan 2007, 05:45
Is the number of errors typing Lat/Lon in this thread representative of the military aviation community? A bit of a worrying trend! :eek:

:cool:

TOG

Dan Winterland
17th Jan 2007, 06:03
Isn't it strange that the imagery with the highest definition occurs around military installations?

Well, maybe not!



I work for an airline in Hong Kong. A Chinese airspace chappie was in one of our manager's offices one day explaining why we had to stick to the published routes in an out of one of our regular destinations. He explained that there a sensitive area nearby.

"What, this one?" replied out manager bringing up a google earth image of an airfield with lots of fighters. Chinese chappie nearly had a fit!

621andy
17th Jan 2007, 08:41
Here's a couple of interesting ones:

20 56 11.18 N
95 54 55.91 E
Couple of Mig 29s on the pan, plus what look like Mig 21s and old Sukhoi SU7s(???)
This is the MAF training base for FJs @ Meikthila. Interestingly, most of the country is badly served by Google E, but the 2 sites here are very clear to see...

The other one is:

20 53 29.07 N
95 54 09.32 E

Meikthila helicopter base- 3 Mi8s to be seen. Also a heli training base with Hueys, Jet rangers etc. There's also a Spitfire(late model) and a dak/DC3 there, but must be hidden under the trees...don't ask how I know:= ;)

621andy
17th Jan 2007, 08:48
Just found them!;)

20 53 29.07 N
95 54 09.32 E

Spit, Piston Provost, and Dak.:ok:

621andy
17th Jan 2007, 09:24
RGN Airport:

16 54 23.67 N
96 08 10.92 E

3x Mig29s and something unidentified just to the right of them, plus the usual commercial stuff inc. an ATR and old F27. The 29s are regularly in the air here.

Of more interest on the same airfield is::8

16 54 27.89 N
96 08 32.26 E

Looks like an AN12, a couple more F27s(ex MAF), a DC3 and 2 camouflaged Sukhois SU7s(??):ok:

wileydog3
17th Jan 2007, 14:49
10 58.21.52n
106 49.20.00E

Interesting.

When I was there in 1969-70, the airbase was used by the USAF, US Army and VNAF. The hangars still had Defense De Fumer painted on the walls inside and a blue Bearcat was stationed just outside the VNAF Officers' Club.

I learned that in the 40s, the Japanese had based fighters there to combat the American B-24s and B-29s. In the 50s, it was the French. In the 60s, it was the US. Now, we see a nice Sukhoi taxiing out.

The ramp coming up on the right of the Sukhoi is where the USAF operated F-100s and later A-37s out of. As I remember, the ramp just behind the Sukhoi was where the VNAF had their F-5s.

You can see 3 taxiways exiting south. The first taxiway on the left leads to the ramp where the VNAF A-1s parked. It was not uncommon for the ground crews, when doing maintenance, to walk up, turn a key in the pylon and drop ord on the ramp. Got my attention one day when one dropped a 500lb can of naplam on the ramp.

Next taxiway leads to a ramp where the FAC aircraft were stationed (01, 02, OV-10) The third taxiway has a hangar on the left side and that is where the U-2 was hangared.

Again, if I remember right, the ramp at the western end of the taxiway was where the C-123s operated out of as "The Ranch".

Long time ago...

Thud_and_Blunder
17th Jan 2007, 17:14
621andy,

I can't see the Spit - the Lat/Long you gave is the same as the one in your 0941Z post for the heli base.

Those Su7s at RGN - it's been a long time since I had to do a/c recce, but might they be Chinese-built F8s? A bit like a pointy-nose Mig19 Farmer, if my sad-spotter memory doesn't let me down.

Interesting part of the world you inhabit... :eek:

621andy
17th Jan 2007, 21:45
West of the runway and to the sse of the hangars, in front of the octagonal building. The Dak is hidden under the trees, but the other two are out in the open. Apart from the dak, it's impossible to tell what the others are really, but trust me:ok:

Here's another set of coords(apologies if they're the same):
20 53 01.41 N
95 53 31.56 E

As to the ID on the other A/C - they could well be chinky. They govt do deal with them...my spotting skills aren't up to it!

Saw the Indian AF display team at RGN a few years ago by chance. Not quite the Reds, but ok. Flew some indian built a/c that I can't remember the name of...

MrBernoulli
18th Jan 2007, 01:08
I see that MOD and US Dept of Defence have asked Google to remove their recent 'coverage' of coalition camps in Iraq .... in order to stop them being used for targeting by the bad guys. I@m surprised its taken this long!

Thud_and_Blunder
18th Jan 2007, 08:43
621andy, thanks for the update - see them now. Looks like another Dak fuselage, plus possibly a single-engine-piston fuselage on its side, in some kind of dump just to the NNW of the octagon, too.

Wonder if my Dad has either of those Daks in his logbook...

rab-k
18th Jan 2007, 08:56
Doha looks busy...5207N05120E

Q: Are those bomb craters at Stanley Airfield, Falkland Islands?

514122S574656W

621andy
18th Jan 2007, 09:17
Thud and blunder- We had a chance to have a look around a few years ago but the base Int officer found out and we had to beat a hasty retreat to the COs house- all very complicated:oh: :oh:
What did your father do there?

windriver
18th Jan 2007, 13:10
Not so exotic.. But the Birds Eye View Feature of Cambridge Airport shows a couple of C130's outside the sheds in good detail...

http://content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/

Jackonicko
18th Jan 2007, 16:57
Couple of Mig 29s on the pan, plus what look like Mig 21s and old Sukhoi SU7s(???)
This is the MAF training base for FJs @ Meikthila. Interestingly, most of the country is badly served by Google E, but the 2 sites here are very clear to see...

I think the MiG-21s are Chengdu F-7s, and the SU7s are Nanchang A-5 'Fantans'.

RGN Airport:

16 54 23.67 N
96 08 10.92 E

3x Mig29s and something unidentified just to the right of them, plus the usual commercial stuff inc. an ATR and old F27. The 29s are regularly in the air here.

Of more interest on the same airfield is:

16 54 27.89 N
96 08 32.26 E

Looks like an AN12, a couple more F27s(ex MAF), a DC3 and 2 camouflaged Sukhois SU7s(??)

The something unidentified may be a Super Galeb and the SU7s are again Nanchang A-5s. (Chinese-built FGA based on MiG-19 with solid pointy nose).

ekoja
18th Jan 2007, 19:28
40°11'59.01"S 175°22'52.37"E
Ohakea A/F base N.Z. Hosting a RAAF F111.
CT4s to the left plus the building just to the right with the red roof is the Air Force Museum with a A4 and a Strikemaster on permanant display.

Thud_and_Blunder
18th Jan 2007, 20:15
Thanks Jackonicko - I knew I was getting rusty. Andy - my Dad was an examiner on TCEU back when the RAF had commands working in that part of the world. He told me this evening that it was very unlikely, however, that he had any time in those particular aircraft as by then he'd moved on to larger types.

wileydog3
18th Jan 2007, 20:55
Poliyarny Submarine Base?

Moved to Arizona has it?

Apparently they are using a B-17 and B-24 in sub patrol.. check the ramps on the SE side.

And what is on the other side of the runway? B-57s including one big-engine RB-57F?

TEEEJ
18th Jan 2007, 23:55
[QUOTE=621andy;3073149]Here's a couple of interesting ones:

20 56 11.18 N
95 54 55.91 E
Couple of Mig 29s on the pan, plus what look like Mig 21s and old Sukhoi SU7s(???)


Correct on the FISHBEDS. Those are actually Chinese supplied F-7s. MiG-21 copies. The 'SU-7' is a Chinese supplied A-5 FANTAN. This is a ground attack aircraft based on the MiG-19 FARMER and developed by China.

TEEEJ
19th Jan 2007, 00:00
RGN Airport:

16 54 23.67 N
96 08 10.92 E

3x Mig29s and something unidentified just to the right of them, plus the usual commercial stuff inc. an ATR and old F27. The 29s are regularly in the air here.

Of more interest on the same airfield is::8

16 54 27.89 N
96 08 32.26 E

Looks like an AN12, a couple more F27s(ex MAF), a DC3 and 2 camouflaged Sukhois SU7s(??):ok:

Those 'SU-7s' are A-5 FANTANS.

Myanmar A-5:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/981872/L/

http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/tl_a-5c_taking_off.jpg

621andy
19th Jan 2007, 03:47
Thanks for the info and links everyone:ok:

I'll see what else I can find...

Bluejay
19th Jan 2007, 14:08
A few interesting aircraft here, including a hunter and lightning, it looks like there may also be a Harrier GR1 there as well. Am I right in saying that the airfield is now a museum?

jEtGuiDeR
20th Jan 2007, 07:57
Q: Are those bomb craters at Stanley Airfield, Falkland Islands?

514122S574656WThey can't be bomb craters, they're too close to the runway!! :p

microlight AV8R
21st Jan 2007, 20:39
Read this elsewhere:
According to yesterday's Telegraph (Saturday) Google earth have pulled
images of British Military bases in Iraq and certain selective bases
in the UK including Faslane, Hereford and GCHQ.

fat albert
21st Jan 2007, 21:16
Images of bases in Iraq have all thakfully returned to pre-war imagery. Unfortunately various folk have added placemarks identifying various parts of the camps and they're still on there.

:ugh:

mayorofgander
21st Jan 2007, 22:14
I'm sure that even pre-conflict imagery is good enough for collateral damage...:sad:

Sometimes I wonder....what's the point???:mad:

MOG:cool:

Wader2
22nd Jan 2007, 10:15
I note that you have entitled this post with censored? Are you suggesting that the removal of these sensitive military sites from Google earth is wrong?

Looks like they pulled a large part of eastern England too, south west of the Wash the whole area is pixellated.

microlight AV8R
22nd Jan 2007, 11:00
I note that you have entitled this post with censored? Are you suggesting that the removal of these sensitive military sites from Google earth is wrong?


Objection m'lord, that was a leading question :=


I don't recall there being any suggestion in my text. have I messed something?

microlight AV8R
22nd Jan 2007, 11:16
First sentence ? My reference to reading this elsewhere ?
the rest was cut & pasted and posted here as I thought it would be relevant to this thread.

Or are you referring to "censored?" If so I don't see a problem there. That's a question mark behind the word, no suggestion there.

Over to you :)

microlight AV8R
22nd Jan 2007, 11:54
Blimey here also

Simply chose that title to allude to what has happened.

I don't have an opinion about what level of censorship should apply. That is a subject which could be debated on here until the cows come home & doesn't light my bunsen burner.

Can we be friends now ? :rolleyes:

John Alcock
22nd Jan 2007, 18:16
To fuel the censoring debate(!), it appears Lajes in the Azores has been covered by a large white misty patch. Before some wag beats me to it, it's somewhat different to the usual cloud seen on Google Maps.

Eckster
23rd Jan 2007, 15:52
With reference to John Alcock's reply, Lajes is usually covered in low cloud with varying amounts of rain/drizzle. Especially last thursday after an overnight stop trailing the rest of the NA Tonkas to the States.

(not as cold as McGuire though)

The Hustler
24th Jan 2007, 04:02
Some wonderful shots on this thread - it's just a shame that Google keep replacing some images so some planes are no longer there :(

One of my favourites :-
42° 52' 54.97"N, 47° 39' 24.48"E
Lun MD160 Ekranoplan

windriver
30th Jan 2007, 14:10
Download CSV's Of UK Airfield Listings (Active, Disused, Historic Locations, Alternative names etc) Approx 1650 locations. long/lat for Google Earth - lat/long for MS Virtual Earth. Also 1650 Google Earth .kml files for these locations.

http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields

Kitbag
30th Jan 2007, 15:18
Quote:
Originally Posted by ratty1 http://www.pprune.org/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3082080#post3082080)
I note that you have entitled this post with censored? Are you suggesting that the removal of these sensitive military sites from Google earth is wrong?

Looks like they pulled a large part of eastern England too, south west of the Wash the whole area is pixellated.

Last time I looked Colt was still clearly visible, even down to the classic oil/fuel stains from leaking Jags.

oncemorealoft
30th Jan 2007, 15:53
Well it's all still clear on Google maps (just put Coltishall in a Google search and you should get an option to go to a map of Coltishall top left of the page).

Also still clear on Microsoft Local Live. Interesting comparing the two images clearly taken at different times.

smudge63
30th Jan 2007, 16:35
Hi my 1st posting so be gentle with me!
just outside Defford in Worcs is a large farmyard with several 1960s military jets parked up, anyone know the history and why they are there?

BEagle
30th Jan 2007, 16:53
Are you sure you don't mean Brize Norton?

smudge63
30th Jan 2007, 17:00
Hi
the ferm yard is on the A4140 opposite the junction with Eckington Road looks like a couple of De Havillands a Meteor and a single engined Piston

MReyn24050
30th Jan 2007, 17:44
Hi my 1st posting so be gentle with me!
just outside Defford in Worcs is a large farmyard with several 1960s military jets parked up, anyone know the history and why they are there?
Found it better link is as follows:- http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=52.092823~-2.108688&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&sp=Point.spf00kgtq69g_Defford%2c%20Worcestershire%2c%20Engla nd%2c%20United%20Kingdom___

It is interesting that this location is not that far from the Defford Airfield at Crofts Farm (N52 05.22 W002 08.22), which itself is south of the disused wartime radar development airfield Blind Landing Evaluation Unit (BLEU).

MSF
30th Jan 2007, 23:55
What's a backfire doing at SVO?

55°59'8.41"N 37°26'38.02"E

Are these J10's at Chengdu?

30°42'16.34"N 103°57'21.57"E

Bluejay
31st Jan 2007, 08:26
Just had a look at Dunsfold, where are all the aircraft??????? Afterall you see them everytime TG is on :confused:

Regular Cappuccino
4th Mar 2007, 20:42
The thread on which this appeared has just been 'closed', but the speculation was that the '10 might have departed Rwy 09. It's not on either DTY SID track however, so my best guess would be that it's in the LIC RVC.

52°48'51.00"N

1°22'37.27"W

RC