Comments on: Island at War http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: john http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-170469 john Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:20:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-170469 Island at war was filmed on the Isle of Man. which doesnt show very well on google earth. Island at war was filmed on the Isle of Man. which doesnt show very well on google earth.

]]> By: John http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-152735 John Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:56:06 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-152735 To be fair, that particular plane looks more WWI to me. Just sayin'. To be fair, that particular plane looks more WWI to me. Just sayin’.

]]> By: CookieMonster http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-152045 CookieMonster Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:23:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-152045 Jel: you can actually see the large monument erected in honour of the event. It appears as a large white square on the south side of the track. Jel: you can actually see the large monument erected in honour of the event. It appears as a large white square on the south side of the track.

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151981 Jel Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:14:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151981 Just north of here is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fbbs.keyhole.com%2Fubb%2Fdownload.php%3FNumber%3D905048&t=h&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=53.454921,-2.595917&spn=0.001199,0.002473&z=19" rel="nofollow">the stretch of railway line</a> where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Huskisson" rel="nofollow">William Huskisson</a>, the MP for Liverpool, on 15th Sept 1830 became the first person to be killed in a railway accident. George Stephenson's Rocket, coasting past a train stopped for refuelling, came upon the passengers who had alighted. They were taken by surprise by the quietness of the engine and scrambled to safety: unfortunately the door Huskisson was clinging to failed to latch closed and rebounded, decanting him into the path of the engine. Just north of here is Placemark: the stretch of railway line / Google Earth where William Huskisson, the MP for Liverpool, on 15th Sept 1830 became the first person to be killed in a railway accident. George Stephenson’s Rocket, coasting past a train stopped for refuelling, came upon the passengers who had alighted. They were taken by surprise by the quietness of the engine and scrambled to safety: unfortunately the door Huskisson was clinging to failed to latch closed and rebounded, decanting him into the path of the engine.

]]> By: Lee http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151596 Lee Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:53:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151596 I thought it looked more like the set for Churchill; The Hollywood Years. Y'know, where Adolf flies into 'Heathrow'. I thought it looked more like the set for Churchill; The Hollywood Years. Y’know, where Adolf flies into ‘Heathrow’.

]]> By: Cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151590 Cookie monster Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:11:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/05/island-at-war/#comment-151590 Ha ! First the Lingotto building which is one of favourite buildings in the whole wide world and now one of my favourite local buildings (local to me anyway). Barton is Britains oldest continually used airport and the worlds first municipal airport. It also has the oldest continually used grass runway - although i would guess the grass that is there today is not the same grass as when it was first built! I'm disappointed that the GSS guys didnt put a link to their website http://www.bartonaerodrome.co.uk/ It is now owned by Peel Holdings who own the nearby Ship Canal and the shopping 'mecca' that is the Trafford Centre - which is also nearby. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.keyhole.com%2Fubb%2Fdownload.php%3FNumber%3D905048&t=h&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=53.465544,-2.347662&spn=0.006642,0.020428&z=16 Ha ! First the Lingotto building which is one of favourite buildings in the whole wide world and now one of my favourite local buildings (local to me anyway).

Barton is Britains oldest continually used airport and the worlds first municipal airport. It also has the oldest continually used grass runway - although i would guess the grass that is there today is not the same grass as when it was first built!
I’m disappointed that the GSS guys didnt put a link to their website
http://www.bartonaerodrome.co.uk/

It is now owned by Peel Holdings who own the nearby Ship Canal and the shopping ‘mecca’ that is the Trafford Centre - which is also nearby.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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