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#1190414 - 01/02/09 08:34 AM U-2 Spy plane in flight over Kuwait
Delta102 Master Guide Registered: 07/07/05 Posts: 5655 Loc: Quantico, VA / Los Angeles	Not something you see everyday Lockheed U-2 Wikipedia This one's for Francis Gary Powers Attachments 1276479-U-2SpyPlaneinflight.kmz (11234 downloads) Preview this file with the Google Earth Plugin (learn more)
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#1190415 - 01/02/09 09:35 AM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
Frank_McVey Master Guide Registered: 07/22/05 Posts: 5516	Not something we've seen at all in GE, yet, IIRC! Brilliant find, Delta! Cheers, Frank
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#1190416 - 01/02/09 09:41 AM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
jtouran World Explorer Registered: 07/20/07 Posts: 553 Loc: Northern Lower Michigan, USA	It is rare enough to find a U-2 on the ground. Congratulations on this very impressive find! _________________________ [color:"blue"] jtouran [/color] ______________________________________ ______________________________________ A Collection of all A-7 Corsair II's A Collection of all F-86 Sabres on Dispaly The O-2 and 337 Skymaster List A Tribute to the Consolidated B-24 Liberator *The Collection List* ________________________________________________ The only way to see the world, is to look about you __________________________________________
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#1190417 - 01/02/09 12:45 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
Hill Master Guide Registered: 10/31/04 Posts: 10665 Loc: Los Angeles, California	Most excellent!! The only ones we've seen in flight were the ones around Beale AFB in California. But you might expect to find one there. I found these old images from Beale in my pictures archives. There was a discussion about whether it was the same plane or not rephotographed at two different positions or two planes practicing landing patterns. This guy is high enough not to produce a shadow. I guess he could be anywhere up to about 70,000' high. Edited by Hill (01/03/09 12:13 PM) _________________________ A Pale Blue Dot: Earth from Voyager 1 at a distance of about 4 billion miles.
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#1190418 - 01/02/09 01:10 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
bebop Master Guide Registered: 08/11/05 Posts: 2625 Loc: Florence, Ita	Hi Delta Terrific find indeed! Bye b
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#1190419 - 01/02/09 02:18 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
Masonicmoron Master Mason, WIW-One Registered: 01/09/08 Posts: 4030 Loc: Kent UK	Great find best regards MM _________________________ To seek for that which was lost Traditionally a Mason wears a black tie to remember those who have gone before, RIP Danescombe ----------------------------------------------------------- The Collection List A must read for all >>> Start here <<<
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#1190420 - 01/02/09 03:29 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
danescombe Absent Friend Registered: 11/07/05 Posts: 10260 Loc: UK	Superb find. You can see exhaust gases from the engines--does this imply its at low level ? if so--is it on finals ? _________________________ Danescombe, whose real life name was Dave, joined the Google Earth Community Forum in November 2005 and quickly became a regular in the Fun & Games Forum. In August 2007, he became a moderator. Sadly, on March 4, 2009, he passed away following complications from surgery. He was 44 years old. Our entire Community mourns his loss.
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#1190421 - 01/02/09 03:30 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
ploppy World Explorer, WIW-One Registered: 07/29/07 Posts: 1566 Loc: Plymouth,UK	Outstanding find Delta, could only be in this forum. All the very best ploppy _________________________ Though I may be on my own...I know I'll never walk alone. *The Collection List* All Aircraft in Flight
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#1190422 - 01/02/09 03:37 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: danescombe]
Masonicmoron Master Mason, WIW-One Registered: 01/09/08 Posts: 4030 Loc: Kent UK	Quote: if so--is it on finals ? 5 miles behind this aircraft found by 2468Scotty A little close best regards MM _________________________ To seek for that which was lost Traditionally a Mason wears a black tie to remember those who have gone before, RIP Danescombe ----------------------------------------------------------- The Collection List A must read for all >>> Start here <<<
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#1190423 - 01/02/09 04:02 PM Re: U-2 Spy plane in flight,Mina Abd Allah Kuwait [Re: Delta102]
BeadieJay Master Achiever / Moderator Registered: 12/01/05 Posts: 7073 Loc: South Oxfordshire, UK	WOW Delta, this is brilliant. Having spent weeks writing about the U-2 incident, this is especially meaningful to me. Great find - you are a mega-star _________________________ "From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia Click Here For My Website
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