Flyby of Space Shuttle Enterprise on Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Flyby of Space Shuttle Enterprise on Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Newark, New Jersey (NJ), US
"At approximately 9:40 am Eastern Daylight Time on April 27, 2012 Enterprise took off from Dulles International Airport en-route to a fly-by over the Hudson River, New York's JFK International Airport, the Statue of Liberty, the George Washington and Verrazano-Narrows Bridges, and several other landmarks in the city, in an approximately 45-minute "final tour". At 11:23 am Eastern Daylight Time Enterprise touched down at JFK International Airport."


Back view: http://goo.gl/maps/kbzWA
"At approximately 9:40 am Eastern Daylight Time on April 27, 2012 Enterprise took off from Dulles International Airport en-route to a fly-by over the Hudson River, New York's JFK International Airport, the Statue of Liberty, the George Washington and Verrazano-Narrows Bridges, and several other landmarks in the city, in an approximately 45-minute "final tour". At 11:23 am Eastern Daylight Time Enterprise touched down at JFK International Airport."


Back view: http://goo.gl/maps/kbzWA
View in Google Earth Space, Vehicle - Airplanes
Links: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
By: SpiderX22

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mlc1us picture
mlc1us
@ 2013-08-12 12:14:03
Great Find!
SpiderX22 picture
SpiderX22
@ 2013-08-12 12:47:47
Thanks! Totally caught me by surprise too. There's a fighter escort off to the side as well. Not sure what jet it is though (NASA or Military?).
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WacoKidd110
@ 2013-08-13 09:21:42
Sweet catch

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