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Dramatic, how?

Possibly a prototype for the OTV-1 (Orbital Test Vehicle)
Wikepeida: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-37B_OTV-1
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Thanks for the correction. I did a little sleuthing and found its serial number and official website and have updated the map.

I didn't notice an opinion stated anywhere in your posting.

Awesome find!

He and the workman directly behind him appear to be using toxic solvents to scrub the bottom of a yacht.

Condemnded by Pontious Plymouth

43-48910 / CK-Y "The Brass Hat" on display at the 101st Airborne Museum, now the Don F. Pratt Museum. The aircraft carries fake markings (the real 43-48910 crashed in 1948), and its real identity is not yet known.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Douglas-C-47...-Skytrain/0975737/L/

Here's that discussion: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21560/

A few years back a poster spoke of a NK mountain hollowed out for a hidden launch platform for ICBMs. I poopooed the idea at he time, but this looks exactly as he/she described it. I'll try to track down the discussion.

Cool find! Look at the planes parked near the hangar behind it and there is a Dassault Mirage (2000?) parked on the tarmac.

04/04/09
The North Korean's are hailing today's launch as a success, claiming that a satellite is orbiting Earth transmitting patriotic anthems. Western sources are saying the missile never reached orbit.

Nor face-blur.

So was the woman-stuck-to-toilet myth busted or confirmed?

Now that is cool! Probably staged, but cool none-the-less

Burning vehicles is a fairly common protest activity in France. My guess is that this is not the result of an accident (it's rare for cycles to explode into flames on impact) but was intentionally set ablaze, either as a protest or to dispose of a stolen moped.

Way cool. I particularly like the target emerging from the simulated hangar. Looks like part of the goal of the test is for pilots to identify partially obscured targets and possibly identify friendly (A-7 Corsair II) from Foe (MiG mock-ups). Not unlike our own scavenger hunt.

Looks like a sad ending for an LTV A-7 Corsair II.

"Operation Crossroads" qualifies this as a legitimate military operation during which the ship was sunk.

Very cool find! Congratulations.

Possibly an F-18 Hornet?

Appears to be a surface craft, not a sub.

Nice find. Looks like a pair of Aero Vodochody L-39s "Albatros"

Anonymous, if you would like us to post the photo of the Reluctant Dragon's crew with this link, we would be more than happy to do so. It's always nice when guests and members are able to bring the overhead images to life with personal accounts and revelations.

This map was already submitted by Kjfitz showing the band to the left of this formation. Sorry, too close to award points.

Great collection of classic burger joints and drive-ins. If we get more of these, it could be the ideal theme for a road trip.

Interesting post. I've also read that it's believed he and his henchmen spend a great deal of time in underground bunkers. The excavation of which could explain the large piles of dirt in the surrounding plots of land.

WOW!!! Finally. Congratulations on the find. We've been turning airports upside-down for years looking for this very scene. Great job, once again, Rene73

Nice

Thanks for the correction. It's always nice when you can get a solid ID from someone who knows.

Nice comprehensive collection of skateparks. Great job!

Great post!!

One of these days, we are going to come across one of these actually in use!

This will make your day:
http://users.skynet.be/fa926657/files/B29.wmv

Thanks, bubaonline! I've updated the link with yours, so it no longer leads to a blank screen.

Here's a closeup: http://bp1.blogger.com/_yPSOvv7LA_I/Rk-UcWQHhsI/AAAAAAAAARU/-HMaqSRH_DU/s1600-h/P5190062.JPG

I can imagine the airfares go even higher if you try to pay with the 9' stone coins. ;0)

Thanks for the correct ID! This one has been in the bin a long time. I've updated the description

Funny find! It looked to me like the aftermath of the horrific death of a flour delivery man. I followed the flour path down the road, only to come across a gruesome patch of red and orange right in the middle of it (Blood?). But then realized I was seeing the florescent orange pants of the clean-up worker, stretched and blurred by the Google street-view camera being so near to the worker.

Brilliant design. Very clever!

It does have "tour", however, it is missing the "Le." We won't be able to award any points for this one.

Now it all makes sense. Thanks for pointing that out!

Marielle, for your own security, it is probably not a good idea to post so much personal information in the comments on this site or any other site. I will paraphrase your message so its intent remains intact, but will remove your message so that the names and e-mail addresses of you and your relatives remains secure.

Mariel has a father who works on this ship, and was requesting that we update its location every day so she could track it. Unfortunately, Mariel, these images were...

Super find! You don't come across one of these more than once or twice a year.

It was at the height of the Battle of Britain. An Irish Spitfire pilot was being interviewed on the BBC, detailing his harrowing escape after being jumped by two German Fighters.

The Irish fighter pilot, " I had just circled over the White Cliffs of Dover, when suddenly, these two Fokkers came at me, diving right out of the sun."

The BBC correspondent, "For you folks at home, Fokkers is the type of fighter aircraft the Germans were piloting."

Irish...

Same plane as this one:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/25650/

This clearly has four wheels, making it a pedal car rather than a "bi" cycle.

That is hilarious!

I've fixed the link so that it jumps into Birds Eye View. Here is a tutorial on how to do it:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/4324/an/0/page/0#4324

Definitely intended for first strike. Otherwise, they risk losing all their aircraft with a couple bunker-busters at each end of the runway before they ever got off the ground.

Welcome to VGT!

There's not enough evidence that this is a professional team. If you can provide supporting documentation that this is a professional lacrosse team, we will reinstate the points.

This one's not making the jump into BEV

Ouch! That looks painful. Nice find

Since it is landing at the Air Force Academy, the pilot may be a cadet or possibly in the military; however there is not enough evidence other than the proximity of the plane to the academy that this is a military aircraft. I'm going to have to withhold points on this one.

Unfortunately, this isn't making the jump into BEV. could you resend?

Unfortunately, this isn't making the jump into BEV. could you resend?

Unfortunately, this isn't making the jump into BEV. could you resend?

Same plane as http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15459/, but captured in a different parking birth. Nice find.

Be sure your thumbnails match your map. There is a helpful tutorial on posting Birds Eye View (BEV) maps in the Forums.

Nice find! The Team in Training can be seen in the west view in BEV.

Great find! Nice ID.

My guess would be a pipe and a big CNG/NGV control valve.

Judging by the oil rigs in the area, I think you are seeing an oil pond with a controlled burn-off of natural gas at its center.

No conspiracies here. Just limited time constraints of the moderators. We usually correct maps the poster requests corrections to. Or, if there is an unambiguous description of the map provided by anonymous users like yourself. Otherwise, we generally leave it to comments box to sort things out.

Nice find!

Nice and thorough compilation you put together. We appreciate the effort that went into it.

Nice map

It's in the west view. Here's an attempt to cach it:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=37.07868886238013~-76.35832140659468&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=23592321&encType=1

Jink around with this one and you can catch the whole air wing posing for pictures over the red banner with the Eagle and Raptor as a backdrop. I didn't lock in the coords and haven't been able to duplicate the shot ;0(.

A handful of burrows/donkeys in there, as well.

The helicopter shooting the herd's shadow can be seen in the lower left.

Thanks, connieUSMC. Accounts like yours make all the hours of scanning runways worthwhile. Well, that and the fact there is usually a cool plane down there somewhere. Really liked the pics!!

I think the discolored area in question is vegetation rather than blacktop. The circles seem to have antennas associated with them and I imagine the broom-shaped objects do as well.

Nice job, mic1us. I knew there had to be at least one F-16 in flight at this strip. There's one scene where three are taxiing off the runway together. With any luck, you will find the other two still airborne as well. I didn't find any, though, after hours of trying.

Thanks for the comment! It's always rewarding to discover a map and then hear from the people with a intimate understanding of it.

Wow, I wish I had found that one instead. Want to trade?

Welcome to VGT, by the way! This will be a nice first map.

This one is not loading properly. Would you mind sending again?

Sorry 'bout that, kjfitz. I thought I was in Yahoo Maps, otherwise I would have just mentioned the upated imagery in the comment box.

I think this new format will lead to hundreds of interesting new maps. The new layout makes it effortless to flip from one map provider to the next. So if there's not something of interest in one, you have 3x the chances of finding it in the other maps, not to mention the 4 compass views of BEV.

Really enjoying your Asian landmarks and architecture collection.

After closer inspection, I think you're right. It looks like it is the corner of the diamond skewed to the right a tad. Rats!

Wow! I don't know how you do it. I've spent days looking for these guys when I learned they were being restored at Paine Field, but never came close. Do you ever post an "average" map?

Great Olympics themed submissions. There's a nice view of this one in Yahoo Maps view.

Chalk up another super one! Nice catch.

Incredible map! Rene 73 gets the scoop again. What's your secret?

Good find jtouran. You'll find the way this group pours over runways around the world, it's very rare that aircraft caught in the act of taking off or landing isn't posted by multiple users.

Thanks for the good ID, MrG. I've updated the link to reflect the specs for the Folland Gnat Trainer.

However, for those interested in MrG's excellent article on the BAE 200 "Hawk," Here it is: http://www.vectorsite.net/avhawk.html

Now that is some good detectiving.

This one is in much better shape than the one at the end of runway 2, across the road from the airport.

Nice Catch!

Here's the culprit:
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.218435~-80.937021&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=21379261&encType=1

Did you notice the nearest street is Looking Glass Avenue?

Here is a FLIKR collection with a very thorough descritption of the Beagle, as well as some great pics of dozens of other aircraft scattered around Iraq:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesdale10/2183404347/in/set-72157603624395648/

One of these times we're going to catch the mock fuselage on fire. Could be mega-points for the next scavenger hunt.

Fascinating. Not only is it not censored in Live Local, it is covered in BEV.

Here are some spectacular shots of the Blue Angels 20' above the bay during San Francisco's Fleet Week, as well as other performers:
http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/

Welcome to VGT! Looks like we have a new champion of the celeb scene in Europe.

Another great one! I can't tell you how many hours I've spent trolling empty ocean just looking for such a find. Somewhere, there's got to be something similar in BEV. Their out there.