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Nice catch. {8^)

Tombstoning Craze Claims More Victims

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1274188,00.html

Same plane? http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=q8h9qk4tfvdw&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7963353&encType=1

Coming soon to a TV near you: http://turbo.discovery.com/hard-shine/bios/shine.html

Jets shredded, kept away from 'bad guys'

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_6279373?nclick_check=1

Video: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=3225195&ch=68276&src=news

Roswell aliens theory revived by deathbed confession
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21994224-2,00.html

Please clear your pushpins before posting. Thanks.

In the news: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1273090,00.html

This thumb is flipped too.

dda, the thumbnail is flipped 180 deg.

More: http://www.nsra.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39552

Car Show pics: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?s=b2624a08a4a5b1d6c8ab89ec9bb9d194&t=190278

Woah, nice find!

108th F-16 crash in Iraq: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070616022427

AKA Center Pivot Irrigation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation

That's a Bicycle MX track, and a very nice one too!

All sorts of stuff goes on at DSM Geleen: http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dfc/company_facilities_geleen.htm

Temperature sensitive chemicals is my guess.

It's for 'swinging the compass' of an airplane.

http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/area/maths/compass/html/coastalnav/cnswi.html

Actually there are two Mustangs painted up as "Old Crow".

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51registry.html#named

Neither one is actually the real deal.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4473877.html

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N167F&distinct_entry=true

I'm still looking for an irrigation system in action on a baseball field in Europe. Nuttin' yet.

"It's beer.
Hooray Beer!"
us.redstripebeer.com/

Can anyone ID the gate guardian at that airport?

Most people don't know this, but that's actually Coors Light beer coming out of those sprinklers.

A boat-towed parasail?

Heh heh heh. My recent "Irrigation System In Action" map has over 3000 views.

Lots of my fellow sprinkler guys, no doubt. {8^P

FALLbrook?

Check the East view. She's a-listing alright. Yarrr.

Not LOL. MOO!

More cow humor:

The parable of Ernie and Bert and the painting of the cow eating grass

8. Ernie and Bert were at home. Ernie was standing before a blank canvas wearing a smock and a beret and holding a palette and a paintbrush, as though painting. 9. Bert approached Ernie and asked Ernie what he was doing. 10. "I am finishing a painting," he replied. 11. "But what have you painted? I see nothing," said Bert. 12. Said Ernie: "It is a...

In the news today: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_eu/denmark_little_mermaid_2

New LL view? http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=pn87vs54983y&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7031343&encType=1

Same plane here: http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=nz1nvx70ts3c&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=10441102&encType=1

Did he shoot a touch-and-go?

Both LL and GM show the building and lot on airport property.

?

I would guess that a huge Ammonium Nitrate explosion caused it. But I'm no expert. {8^0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

"The full environmental consequences of the catastrophe are not yet completely known."

Well, a bunch of fertilizer got vaporized. Next question please.

Heh heh heh. I got a million of those too.

It's an Accident Waiting To Happen!® How many points do I get?

{8^)

Flava Flav has his eye on that, bigtime!

That's the Hopital d'Instruction aux Armées Percy, in Clamart, from what I can gather. No photos of the Fouga yet.

Still Googling.

Tastes great! Less filling!

Dang, that's a good one.

Weapons bunker, sure. Nuclear? I dunno. A cite would be good. Also, some info on Disney's use for fireworks storage would be good too.

That category is under consideration for the next Scavenger Hunt. { ;^)

Same plane here: http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r2zg7w7p50k9&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7230148&encType=1

Canberra retires after 50 yrs of service

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/30679.html

Not just jets! Douglas has made tough planes for many years.

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30247/

Those short runways are used for practising autorotation (no power) landings.

On second look that appears to be a boat or jet ski towing a tube and rider in circles.

http://www.ravesports.com/boat_towables/discgo/

Wow!

Why is it that car dealerships always have THE WORST websites?

http://pao.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/

Col. Kilgore's unit.

Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
[kneels]
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink...

Or maybe he just took off from the seaplane lake next to the runway.

Doh! (_8^(|)

Much larger that this one: http://virtualglobetrotting.com:80/map/32182/

Thanks, jef!

Wow!
http://news.google.com/?ncl=1115863804&hl=en

Thanks, Anon. The tail is distinctive.

http://www.vc10.net/Technical/Images/3view_VC10_full.jpg

http://avia.russian.ee/pictures/russia/il-62.gif

Thanks, Anon. Title corrected.
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-US&q=l-1011+ata

That line is also known as the Mason-Dixon line.

Same one? http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qf8t0z4wh1g8&style=o&lvl=2&scene=8232546

Nice catch. Great thumb, too.

MiG-21?

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-US&q=mig+21

Well, I knew the raven was probably a squadron symbol, and there are Prowlers parked on the ramp in front of the hangar so I Googled 'whidbey prowler squadron raven' and bingo.

Heh heh heh... Yeah, that's what I meant to say! { ;^)

Oh jeez! Nevermind.

I know we have a few paragliders/parasailers here but I'm pretty sure these two are VG's first skydivers.

Ordnance bunkers: http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=nzfgj27h34tk&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=2821880

Gorgeous!

Hey, I got a little French skillz. Lets see here....

"Grenoble Welcome to the 11th stage of the Tour de France, 2001"

And:

"The six day of cyclists of Grenoble (1st through 6th of November '01) sumpthin' sumpthin' the team of French television or sumpthin'."

OK, maybe we DO need dda.

It's either pillaging Vikings or a partyboat!

Thanks Fitz. I always wondered what the heck "Spanish City" was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHzga_DFxs

No idea, but the thumbnail is upside down for some reason.

Heh heh heh.

Cool, I had no idea QMs were still racing.

Site M-96

http://hq.environmental.usace.army.mil/programs/fuds05/html/fwi.html

I thought that looked like a Nike missile site.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/havenwoods/history.html

Closed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngs#End_Of_The_Ram

Sniff sniff...

Landing. He's gonna slide in next to his twin there.

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qtmcm48wn4b7&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9768098

Heh heh heh.

More here: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20070314.aspx

Same plane? http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.431196~-111.997375&style=o&lvl=2&scene=5776053

I read something about that somewhere... IIRC, the black and white and color shots are not taken at the same time, therefore moving objects show up twice.

No peeking while we load the nuclear misslies into the subs!

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=rys3rp4s5px1&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=10351741

Samples:

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=ryhf1m4s538f&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=10355422

Great "More Info" link. A very interesting collection.

Oh, you mean the type of 'football' where men run around in shorts all day and the score ends up a 1 to 1 tie? {;^)

Helo in flight: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&q=United+States&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=30.548218,-87.363563&spn=0.001058,0.002092&om=1

Well then that's a double attaboy for you. You're lucky you didn't get a shotgun load of rock salt on your a$$!

Wow, great pics Fitz! Thanks!

The Lighthouse has just undergone a very nice restoration. The grounds are now open to the public. No interior access though.

Got an email reply from the airport manager:

"(T)he old world two aircraft you see on the Apron near the terminal is a T-6 Warbird that belongs to a Mr. Ott. He is the guy who comes to the airport every July for a month with the T-6 to offer rides and also offers people to fly it, at a cost of course."

"Nothing to see but the front gate. Way out in the middle of nowhere."

Which is exactly what General Atomics desires.

Thanks for making the effort.

Amusing little video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7os63-Qp0

Military Operations on Urban Terrain [MOUT]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/mout.htm

Wait, no the Cottages are closer to the beach
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=50.927739~0.833046&style=a&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7660541

Fitz, you've got it.

I'm still thinking Coast Guard Cottages.
http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/jsp/map_print.jsp?mapX=599370&mapY=118250&zoomLevel=7&isNI=&mapAction=zoomabs&isGeo=y

Google Maps shows it as "Jury's Gap". A seawall around a low lying village perhaps?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/content/image_galleries/then_now_gallery.shtml?10

Old Coast Guard station?
...

Well, if Algore's right the sea will be flooding in any day now!

This might be it: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?verified=1&NNumbertxt=4433P

Yak 52 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-52

Are you sure about that N Number, Fitz? It's not coming up on an FAA inquiry.

Great find. I can *almost* read the J-number on the wing.

Oh, I always wondered what those shadowy forms were.

I feel much better now. {8^0