New google images

[Pontius Navigator]

Just checked Google Earth and found new imagery of Lincolnshire. Work in my garden suggests less than a year old and lack of work in a neighbours suggests about March 06. Coningsby is clear with the old ATC in the process of demolition but no aircraft on the disperal. The Wash ranges now stand out clearly with the tide out.

[ZH875]

Work around my area, would indicate that the photos are about 2 years old.

[gearontheglide]

First time I have seen an image of 'Chez Glide' Lack of neighbours conservatory leads me to March/April 06

[STANDTO]

Conningsby isn't on Google Maps But Cranditz is

- who parked all those cars on the No 1 Mess parade ground. They'd have had a hissy fit in my day!

Mind you, I did drive across the front of CHOM parade ground one night, four up, after we had been sent to polish Whittle Hall

[STANDTO]

- and what are all those cars doing parked within 25m of a building? Don't they know there's a war on?

[The Swinging Monkey]

STANDTO
Coningsby is as clear as a bell on my Google, as is Waddo, Scampton and Cranners, so not sure whats up with your kit?

I think it must have been mid 2005, and probably during the Lincs show (check out the show ground)

Either way, some great images

[The Swinging Monkey]

Just found this 'pair' around East Midlands

52°48'52.40"N, 1°22'36.03"W

[The Swinging Monkey]

Navy Chaps,
If it's not giving too much away, could someone take the time and tell me what this is please? thanks
50°48'16.42"N, 1° 5'48.40"W
TSM

last one tonight....promise!

[GPMG]

Crikey, the image of my house must be less than a week old. We only moved in last November and the image shows my car on the drive but with my neighbours Parasol out in the garden which I don't recall seeing until last weekend, because I had remarked about what a gopping colour it was (Orange).

[GPMG]

Swinging Monkey, it's this I believe.

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/trimaran/index.html#trimaran8

[Pontius Navigator]

And I thought it was for the new wider, fatter navy:}

[Yeller_Gait]

The picture of my house on the north side of Lincoln shows the kids trampoline in our back garden, and we got rid of that in September 05. Best guess for the photos is summer 05.

Y_G

[Big Bear]

The work on the power lines that cross the A15 is going on. That dates those images from summer 05

Bear

[Barn Doors]

Anyone checked out the Typhoon-Class and Akulas alongside in Murmansk and PJ inlet?

Good KUSNETSOV too!

[Pie Man]

I would go for the first week in Jul 05. The grass at RAF Waddington shows the airshow had taken place (2/3 Jul 05) and only one marquee left - they had gone by the end of the week (8 Jul 05).
Pie

[SpotterFC]

Further to TSMs last set of LL, the join in the photo tiles makes it look like this tower is seriously out of kilter and either the CVS or the ship to the S of her has a serious list!

50°48'30.04"N 1° 5'39.82"W

Or have I just not been drinking enough?

[The Swinging Monkey]

GPMG
Thanks for that.
TSM

[Daf Hucker]

Pie Man,

The Lincolnshire Show is full flow, which normally happens on the Wed-Fri before the Waddo Air Show, which IIRC was 2/3 Jul in 2005, therefore photos taken 29 Jun -1 Jul 05 (assuming that all the photo that make up the composite were taken on the same day!)

Daf

[Pie Man]

Daf,

You are quite right, failed to look at the Lincs Showground. As the display markers went out at about 1100 on the Thu before the airshow and they are not visible, with your info on the Lincs Show it narrows down times to before 1100 on the 30th June or the 29th June.

Pie

[ZH875]

When was the old tower demolished at Coningsby?, as the Coningsby photo show it being demolished.

[P-T]

Just to add my 2p worth. I'd say the jul 2005 is correct.

[P-T]

Nothing special, just my recce is a bit rusty. Can anyone tell me what these are?



32°08'50.30''N 110°51'18''.00W

[Bing]

Looks like an E-1 Tracer, predecessor to the Hawkeye also known as the Stoof with a Roof.

Is this what I think it is in Singapore 1°21'12.87"N 103°54'14.76"E ?

[Hastalavista]

Pie Man,

The date of the photos will be a week earlier than you have estimated, making it on 22 or 23 Jun 05.

While Daf is correct about 2/3 Jul being the date of the 2005 Waddo Air Show, they normally start putting the marquees up a good week ahead of the event. With so little in the way of tentage etc erected when the photo was taken there would not be sufficient time to get the rest up before the ac arrived to populate the static, and the photo sessions etc began. In 2005 the Lincolnshire Show was 22/23 Jun and the shadows suggest a time around the middle of the day.

HLV

[Daf Hucker]

HLV,

It's not often I'm right.........but I'm wrong again!:{

[ProfessionalStudent]

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LIFE!:eek:

[4fitter]

The trampoline in my old MQ is still there - therefore mid 2005

[gar170]

If its 2005 why is concorde not at filton it was taken there in 2003 and if you drive up the A38 you can see it by the runway.

[Daf Hucker]

Proff Stude,
My old Mum used to say, that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Alternately you could just butt out, nobody has forced you to read this thread!
Daf

[Ali Barber]

Looks more like a jigsaw of many different photo runs taken at different times! Didn't realise rapeseed crops were only local to the Bourne area!!

[allan907]

So, anybody got a clue as to the use of this place? 53 34 33.18N 1 02 17.76W

It's in the middle of the industrial north, in a mining area and didn't have bugger all to do with RAF Finningley (that I am aware of).

At least the men in black will have a hard time finding me in my present location!

[Focks 2]

Re: 53 34 33.18N 1 02 17.76W

According to 'google earth community' it may be an old explosives storage facility for the mining industry.

[XV277]

They gradually replace imagery as more up to date or detailed stuff becomes available - the U2 has gone from Fairford for example. And some of the 'more sensitive' locations are fuzzed over now, whereas they weren't on first issue.

[Jizman]

Hi all, just found something pretty cool to the west of Huntingdon but can't work out how to get the exact point. The best I can do is - Search this (Haweswater, Huntingdon) and see how long it takes to see it!!

[Pontius Navigator]

Bing, could be, and a T* too?

Jiz, interesting markings.

[Gainesy]

Have a look at the old RAF Misson; Bloodhound site a few miles east of Finningley. More kit there than in Aldershot.:uhoh:

[TabbyCat]

There is an option to turn on the date of the pictures in Google Earth - Within layers right at the bottom of the list tick digital global coverage and you will get an overlay with all the recent pictures. If you click on the + it will list all the years for which there is info.

TC

[SirToppamHat]

Well what's this about then?

53 21 08.42 N 000 27 39.04 W

A similar layout in Anglia too?

52 23 08.03 N 000 43 10.84 E

Don't worry about the black Omega's either, there is open-source info available on both sites.

And no, I don't have a life!

STH

[Pontius Navigator]

STH, in the early days there was a presumption of hazard. Rather than risk the aircraft on a main base the storage facilities were located a few miles away. In the USSR it was normally 5 miles away from the base.

[green granite]

Aahhhhhhhhhh the "big bucket of sunshine" storage/refurb centres. http://209.85.48.8/html/emoticons/unsure.gif

[XV277]

Don't worry about the black Omega's either, there is open-source info available on both sites

The truth is out there!

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/f/faldingworth/index.html

[SirToppamHat]

XV277
That was one of them, the southern one is RAF Barnham in Suffolk, which I presume was to support Honington/Marham?

There are other web sites, for example:

Bunker Tours (http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/barnham.htm)

But the Subterranea Britannica one is interesting on all sorts of levels.

Regards
STH

[tacr2man]

There is a complete communications airfield missing in north oxfordshire ?
just shows green fields yet if you drive by you cant miss it for miles around whats the point of that:confused:

[allan907]

Try 51 59 20.66N 01 10 39.88W. Croughton is there in all its glory - and hi res too! So no conspiracy there then.

[Pontius Navigator]

tacr2man, don't read too much in to it. The way you say it, there is a green blob only over Echelon. In fact the whole area is still low res. It will probably be upgraded in time. Cottesmore is also low res whereas the bomb dumps at Wittering are perfectly clear.

[tacr2man]

Just checked re Croughton your right it is there, thats interesting because it was not shown originally when Google earth was launched shown as green field site with no roads or sat dishes etc:hmm:

I think there was a picture of the BBMF lancaster returning to base somewhere up near Newark ? when it was launched as well

[Pontius Navigator]

tacr2man, if you trawl back a few posts you will find clue to the lanc, not Newark :)

[green granite]

Please someone put me out of my misery what's the thing in the wash at
52°50'31.29"N 0°14'35.28"E It's outside the bombing ranges .

[ZH875]

Shhhh, it's the plug to lower the water in the wash, when Comrade Brown has taxed us all to high heaven to combat global warming, he simply pulls the plug and lets the water out.....


...And then raises taxes to help defeat falling sea levels :suspect:

[P-T]

RAF Fylingdales seems to be blurred for some resaon?:mad:

[samuraimatt]

RAF Fylingdales seems to be blurred for some resaon?

Put your glasses on.........:8

[XV277]

ZH875 is almost right! It's an experimental freshwater resevoir built in the 70s, now left to the birds

[XV277]

Not on Microsoft
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=54.359851~-0.669233&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1

Another Yorkshire place

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=54.009295~-1.687067&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1

[Pontius Navigator]

XV277 is only giving you the cover story.

It is actually the crater from a VERY LARGE BOMB that missed the target. They put stones around it and called it a reservoir to keep the locals away.

I mean, who would put a freshwater reservoir in the middle of the sea?








Or if might have been something to do with James ...........

ah, the Omega ..........

[allan907]

Without wishing to add unduly to the "Wassthisthen" trend I would just like to enquire wassthisthen?

52 02 43.18N 0 32 01.43W

Looks like some kind of vehicle testing area - Vauxhall???

[621andy]

Looks similar to this one::8

49° 59' 42.41" N 8° 55' 02.22" E

Opel testzentrum, Babenhausen. Opel are based south of Frankfurt, and use this site for testing.

[TabbyCat]

If you blokes read the instructions of how to use... :) and turned on the information on Google Earth Community (in Layers) you might get a few clues....

[Hill Walker]

Using the instructions is no fun...bit like IKEA flat-pack furniture.

[TabbyCat]

Actually I just found this...

"1972: a feasibility study commissioned by the Government to build a barrage across half of The Wash to capture the freshwater from the four main rivers, to improve navigation through sea locks, to provide recreational facilities and an area of land for a power station, etc. was undertaken. This led to the circular trial bank/bund being built to the east of Sutton Bridge and the Nene. The purpose of which was to act as reservoirs but the report concluded it would be too costly."

TC

P.S. sorry nuffin to do with aviation

[XV277]

Without wishing to add unduly to the "Wassthisthen" trend I would just like to enquire wassthisthen?

52 02 43.18N 0 32 01.43W

Looks like some kind of vehicle testing area - Vauxhall???

Yup, Millbrook - only know because I saw it once while flying out of Heathrow (as Self loading freight) and dug out an OS map!

[reacher]

Anyone got the Coordinates for the Subs at Murmansk?

[FE Hoppy]

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=69.08494&lon=33.417686&z=16.3&r=0&src=ggl
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=69.039784&lon=33.0682&z=16.8&r=0&src=ggl
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=69.199275&lon=33.408315&z=16.9&r=0&src=ggl
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=69.217616&lon=33.295301&z=16.1&r=0&src=ggl
I use flashearth the images are from google.
and my favorite golf course:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=-7.930894&lon=-14.387154&z=17.3&r=0&src=ggl

[ZH875]

Hi all, just found something pretty cool to the west of Huntingdon but can't work out how to get the exact point. The best I can do is - Search this (Haweswater, Huntingdon) and see how long it takes to see it!!

Looks like there is more than one of those around. There is a ground based one at 53° 8'20.74"N, 0° 0'3.96"W, Now if only that one could fly....

[ekoja]

The Murmansk subs
69°26'18.49"N
32°24'49.81"E
Sorry I missed f.e.hoppys earlier post :ugh:

[Ali Barber]

How good is your recce?
16°42'16.00"N 53°14'51.30"E (sorry, it's not in a high definition area)
Believe this is the same heli:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jckiwis/images/Oman/2178.jpg
Not sure how it got there. Heard that it was either a Yemeni defector or a crashed SAR. It's been there for many years.

[allan907]

"Control, there appears to be a vehicle blocking the runway"

52 13 46.83N 0 28 10.19W

[Pontius Navigator]

More Google Earth fun.

Google Earth has been upgraded to version 4. Now you get twice the image for your money. Also Menwith Hill, Fylingdales, Cottesmore are now all hi res.

GCHQ car parks are packed and you should see the new building site. Probably as big again.

I also found imagery for a bit of Spain had been changed to Low Res.