WILLARD (v.o.)
"I was being ferried down the coast in a Navy PBR, a type of
plastic patrol boat, pretty common sight on the rivers. They
said it was a good way to pick up information without drawing lot
of attention. That was OK, I needed the air and the time.
Only problem was I wouldn't be alone."
CLEAN
"Morning captain."
WILLARD (v.o.)
"The crew was mostly just kids, rock and rollers...
What's that institutional looking place to the east? Sat dishes, helipads, etc.
There's an observatory or something just north of your second instance.
I don't think these are simple satellite problems. Those sections of forest were selected, flipped and pasted back in. I think something is being disguised.
"The Omega tanker flying contract is administered by NAVAIRSYSCOM PMA 207.5. The tanker is funded for its flying hours through PMA 207.5 to support Navy and Marine Corps Aviation. Thus...
Yeah, the Blue Angels loved the Skyhawk. They were light and agile. Perfect for aerobatics. When they changed over to the big, heavy Phantom (by Navy edict) they weren't too happy.
If you have a bunch of animals you want to keep separated, but you're a lazy farmer and you want to feed and water them from one *central* point, you might come up with a similar layout...
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Just a little to the west you can see the F-A-18s of an Agressor Squadron.
Mods, may I suggest a less hysterical title please?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Germany&t=k&om=0&ll=54.382321,10.144082&spn=0.000909,0.003026
"I was being ferried down the coast in a Navy PBR, a type of
plastic patrol boat, pretty common sight on the rivers. They
said it was a good way to pick up information without drawing lot
of attention. That was OK, I needed the air and the time.
Only problem was I wouldn't be alone."
CLEAN
"Morning captain."
WILLARD (v.o.)
"The crew was mostly just kids, rock and rollers...
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=37.618338~-122.373878&style=o&lvl=2&scene=1304041
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.602602~-74.052858&style=o&lvl=1&scene=2158202
There's an observatory or something just north of your second instance.
I don't think these are simple satellite problems. Those sections of forest were selected, flipped and pasted back in. I think something is being disguised.
Or maybe I'm just paranoid. {8^0
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.813797~-118.141823&style=o&lvl=1&scene=1526685
Here's my favorite Colditz story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colditz_Castle#The_.22Colditz_Cock.22_glider
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ll=36.091551,-115.16508&spn=0.001261,0.002004&om=1
Looks about right.
The horizontal stabilizer looks right, but what about the wingtips?
I suspect the half-a-plane is a radar reflection test target. If that's so the walls would certainly have to be out of the way of the radar.
After a bit of work I found another view of it here: http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=32.775575~-97.431491&style=o&lvl=2&scene=4146383
http://images.google.com/images?q=coast+guard+helicopter&hl=en
I said "I dunno, 'Madame Somethingorother's something'. "
She said "Oh, that's Madame Tussaud's wax museum!"
By golly she was right.
From http://www.omegaairrefueling.com/How_Tanker_Funded.htm
"The Omega tanker flying contract is administered by NAVAIRSYSCOM PMA 207.5. The tanker is funded for its flying hours through PMA 207.5 to support Navy and Marine Corps Aviation. Thus...
http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~pacrange/s1/usrGuide/usrTgt/UsrTgt22.htm
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.048167~-106.595857&style=h&lvl=19&scene=884595
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/douglas_a4.htm
"Simplicate and add lightness" Ed Heinemann
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=39.940121~-74.845433&style=h&lvl=18
There are tons of variants, but NC-135A is certainly a good bet.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/transport-m/c135/
Note how some of them were rebuilt multiple times. We may be looking at a freshly rebuilt 707!
E-2 Hawkeye in the foreground, F-14 Tomcat middle, and an F-18 Hornet in the back.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/ov-1.htm
Son of an Army pilot checking in. :^)
My Uncle the former E-2 squadron commander will get a chuckle out of it I'm sure.
Also, the large sawtooth roofed building to the east is a formers Vickers aircraft factory.
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/S/Squires_Gate.htm
RC-4C Phantom II
F-84F Thunderstreak
F-86L Sabre
T-33A
That combine's about to wipe that circle out.
http://googleglobetrotting.com/info.php/mid/14637
It's an effort on my part to chronicle the many RAF bases in the UK before they disappear. See RAF Hooton Park for a good example: http://googleglobetrotting.com/info.php/mid/14181
Also, Norwich Airport was formerly known as RAF Horsham St. Faith. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Horsham_St_Faith.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=tattersett+raf+sculthorpe
http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=tattersett+uk&ll=52.847571,0.777454&spn=0.02991,0.096817
Go Steelers!
http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/
First we busted it up so the Iraqi air force couldn't use it, then we fixed it up so we could use it.
It appears to be a glass greenhouse range.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1219+S+9th+St,+Philadelphia,+PA+19147+(Geno's+Steaks)&spn=0.004978,0.008623&t=k&hl=en
My guess is that they're oil storage ponds of some sort.
Any ideas what type of plane they are?
And here: http://www.bernardmatthews.com/CompanyHistory50.asp