Wildenrath and Ramstein google earth
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Oh how funny... that is a truly fabulous cover up - its like they have been watching too many episodes of Changing Rooms and decided to cover up the ornate decorative building work with some MDF, lol. The Microsoft and Google images must also be from different times because there are extra trees on the MS one (on the Monument side).
Tried looking for Volkel but the only thing I could see that looked remotely like an airfield was top right of the screen when it finds Volkel. Is that what you are talking about. There were the no entry circles all over it though even on Yahoo...?? MS and Google didn't even get close.
It was Wildenrath that drew my attn to this topic, my Dad was there for a while in (I think) '56 and '57 but he hasn't got any pics of it. Now of course the AD isn't military. I looked on Flashearth but couldn't even see any bits of the base. Its because I don't know what I'm actually looking for, and I'm rubbish at photo-rec, lol!
Arrested? Dare I ask what for? lol
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Tried looking for Volkel but the only thing I could see that looked remotely like an airfield was top right of the screen when it finds Volkel. Is that what you are talking about. There were the no entry circles all over it though even on Yahoo...?? MS and Google didn't even get close.
It was Wildenrath that drew my attn to this topic, my Dad was there for a while in (I think) '56 and '57 but he hasn't got any pics of it. Now of course the AD isn't military. I looked on Flashearth but couldn't even see any bits of the base. Its because I don't know what I'm actually looking for, and I'm rubbish at photo-rec, lol!
Arrested? Dare I ask what for? lol
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East of the town of Volkel, north and north east of the lake, south of the main road. On Google it looks like the colour scheme of a German WW1 bomber, and does somewhat stand out a bit, unlike Deci on Microsoft VE, which has been carefully erased.
Well, sort of arrested. Detained by some fat officer from the paramilitary air base police ministry or some such organisation for walking about with a camera, despite having permission from the Italian and German air forces. He didn't speak a word of English so I just kept repeating the name of the Deputy base CO until he took me to him. I was also stopped the day before by a van load of pilots for taking a pic of the gate guard Harrier GR.3, but at least they spoke some English. It was the barracks behind they didn't want photographed. Hey ho.
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Well, sort of arrested. Detained by some fat officer from the paramilitary air base police ministry or some such organisation for walking about with a camera, despite having permission from the Italian and German air forces. He didn't speak a word of English so I just kept repeating the name of the Deputy base CO until he took me to him. I was also stopped the day before by a van load of pilots for taking a pic of the gate guard Harrier GR.3, but at least they spoke some English. It was the barracks behind they didn't want photographed. Hey ho.
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Ah ha, makes sense. We were on hols in Paphos a couple of years back and they have (had?) a Shackleton on the airport that my hubby wanted to see. I sat with the cases while he went to see it - he was taking photos through the fence, and while I'm pretty sure he wasn't trespassing anywhere it didn't occur to us after we got home that it might have looked a bit odd, lol.
I was looking at the correct area on flashearth, cheers. That google cover-up is pathetic!!
Any other good ones you can think of?
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I was looking at the correct area on flashearth, cheers. That google cover-up is pathetic!!
Any other good ones you can think of?
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The nuclear sub base at Faslane used to be pixelated out, while the whole surrounding area was high-res. I notice that this has changed now and much of the surrounding area has conveniently gone back to a very crumby low-res to make it look like it's not censored.
There used to be a U-2 on the deck at Fairford, before Fairford was pixelated out entirely. The airfield returned to high-res a few months later, sans U-2.
Before:
After:
Afterall, the public has no idea that U-2s are flown out of Fairford.
Nice one.
What's with all the USAF heavies jamming up the runway at Prestwick too? You can even read the numbers on the wings, if you're that way inclined.
There used to be a U-2 on the deck at Fairford, before Fairford was pixelated out entirely. The airfield returned to high-res a few months later, sans U-2.
Before:
After:
Afterall, the public has no idea that U-2s are flown out of Fairford.
Nice one.
What's with all the USAF heavies jamming up the runway at Prestwick too? You can even read the numbers on the wings, if you're that way inclined.
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I think we might have found out why they have obscured some of the airfields - it'll be to stop giving people like this recce info in advance:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6979295.stm
Seems Ramstein was a target...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6979295.stm
Seems Ramstein was a target...
Interesting ref things being pixelted out, Sydney, Australia has just hosted an APEC conference with several dozen world leaders attending. Sometime before the event most of the Sydney CBD lost a certain clarity while adjacent parts are still hi-res. I wonder when/if it will all go back to normal?
Regards,
BH.
Regards,
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Geilenkirchen is certainly pixilated as one can see where the Officers mess is and where the huts were but not where 92 or 3 Sqns used to be.
Funny since it has only been five tears since this was all in plain sight on aerial photographs.
Funny since it has only been five tears since this was all in plain sight on aerial photographs.
