Comments on: Antique WWII warplanes http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: koen http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198659 koen Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:48:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198659 They're not really antique, but you can now spot the planes of the Dutch air force as well! Google Maps blocked all Dutch military objects (due to some old Dutch law, I think), but it turns out Microsoft doesn't bother with such (or any ;)) laws. If you go east from <a href="http://maps.live.com/?v=2&where1=Volkel%2C%20North%20Brabant%2C%20Netherlands&encType=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>, you arrive at Volkel air force base, where Nato supposedly has some nukes lying around. There's on F-16 taxiing somewhere on the base. They’re not really antique, but you can now spot the planes of the Dutch air force as well! Google Maps blocked all Dutch military objects (due to some old Dutch law, I think), but it turns out Microsoft doesn’t bother with such (or any ;)) laws. If you go east from here, you arrive at Volkel air force base, where Nato supposedly has some nukes lying around. There’s on F-16 taxiing somewhere on the base.

]]> By: pooms http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198645 pooms Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:37:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198645 Cool! In the 70's several Avengers were based at the airport in my small hometown in British Columbia during the summer and used for forest fire fighting. They had been converted to drop loads of fire-retardant. I can still remember the sound of them flying low over our house, and we'd know there was a fire somewhere! Cool! In the 70’s several Avengers were based at the airport in my small hometown in British Columbia during the summer and used for forest fire fighting. They had been converted to drop loads of fire-retardant. I can still remember the sound of them flying low over our house, and we’d know there was a fire somewhere!

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198637 nova72 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:29:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198637 Awesome find here! This is particularly exciting to me, because I work in Hickory and surrounding counties. I have seen these on the ground at the airport. See the Hikcory Aviation Museum website for ground shot photos and check out their latest arrivals, F-27 Fedex cargo plane and F5-E! There are some great photos of the mechanics putting the F5-E together after its arrival. http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/index.shtml The Hickory Airport has a small collection of planes for their aviation museum. Currently, all the planes are at the south corner of the tarmac. At the time this was taken they were spread out. I also do not see the F-14 Tomcat, not sure exactly when it arrived, but this aerial shot was apparently taken prior to its arrival. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=35.744462,-81.37544&z=19 And for a bonus here is some large type font. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=35.741126,-81.38784&z=19 Awesome find here! This is particularly exciting to me, because I work in Hickory and surrounding counties. I have seen these on the ground at the airport. See the Hikcory Aviation Museum website for ground shot photos and check out their latest arrivals, F-27 Fedex cargo plane and F5-E! There are some great photos of the mechanics putting the F5-E together after its arrival.

http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/index.shtml

The Hickory Airport has a small collection of planes for their aviation museum. Currently, all the planes are at the south corner of the tarmac.

At the time this was taken they were spread out. I also do not see the F-14 Tomcat, not sure exactly when it arrived, but this aerial shot was apparently taken prior to its arrival.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

And for a bonus here is some large type font.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198635 Cookie monster Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:36:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198635 You would have thought the Google Pixies would have weaved some magic and left the Lancaster bomber in and just updated everything around it. They are pretty ruthless in that respect arent they? Does anyone actually use Google Earth for anything more than looking for cool stuff? Updates are always welcome but you would think it would be in Google's interest to leave cool, random stuff in wouldnt you? You would have thought the Google Pixies would have weaved some magic and left the Lancaster bomber in and just updated everything around it.
They are pretty ruthless in that respect arent they?
Does anyone actually use Google Earth for anything more than looking for cool stuff? Updates are always welcome but you would think it would be in Google’s interest to leave cool, random stuff in wouldnt you?

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198631 Rob Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:05:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/30/antique-wwii-warplanes/#comment-198631 And of course the amazing <a href= "http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/02/08/city-of-lincoln/" rel="nofollow">City of Lincoln Lancaster Bomber</a> seen flying over Huntingdon, now sadly gone after an image update. And of course the amazing City of Lincoln Lancaster Bomber seen flying over Huntingdon, now sadly gone after an image update.

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