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cthippo @ 2010-08-22 15:24:50
cthippo pictureAirplane - SR-71
I think the T-38s are just painted on the tarmac. They don't throw a shadow, and all the T-38 chase planes I've seen were painted white.
cthippo @ 2010-08-22 15:18:07
cthippo pictureDOE Nuclear Device Assembly Area
The white rectangles are what is know as "Gravel Gerties". They consist of large piles of gravel or soil over the assembly bays and in the event of an explosion are designed to collapse, burying any radioactive materials before they can be released into the environment.
cthippo @ 2010-08-22 13:27:44
cthippo pictureArea 51
The long runway is no longer in use (you can tell by the yellow Xs along it's length). Neat the apex of the runways you can see a couple of the "Janet" 737s and what appears to be a King Air that are used to ferry people to and from work. The Janet name comes from the callsign that the aircraft use when talking to air traffic control.

Near the hangers to the Northwest are a pair of F-16 fighter aircraft, probably for point defense. To the East of them near the runway is...
cthippo @ 2010-08-20 23:40:33
cthippo pictureAmazon.com's Corporate HQ (former)
Err, no. That's the Seattle Veteran's hospital.
cthippo @ 2010-08-20 23:39:21
cthippo pictureDisposal site for nuclear submarine reactors
The listing doesn't explicitly say it, but this is on the Hanford Reservation near Pasco WA. The subs are disassembled at Bremerton and the reactor compartments are transported by barge up the Columbia River for disposal here.
cthippo @ 2010-08-20 23:32:24
cthippo pictureMiG-21
It lived at a car dealership right next to the freeway for many years, but is no longer there.
cthippo @ 2010-08-20 22:56:39
cthippo pictureStranded
Looks like an amphibious landing craft rather than a shipwreck.
cthippo @ 2010-08-20 22:46:25
cthippo pictureSunken Ships
I don't know when these were removed, but they are no longer there