Avro Lancaster found on Google Earth!!!

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Avro Lancaster found on Google Earth!!!

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:32 pm

Whilst browsing a copy of "The Sun" a British tabloid paper, with pictures of nice women in it (Fozzer ;) ) I found an article about a Lancaster Bomber, found on Google Earth!

Sure enough, its on the Suns Website, and I've checked Google Earth and sure enough, there she is!  8)
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Loadup your Google earth, locate Cambridge,UK  then put a search in for "01480 414023" 8)

[quote]WEB users were left baffled when a ghostly World War Two bomber appeared on an internet photo map.

The mystery 60-year-old RAF Lancaster was shown on cult mapping program Google Earth.

An eagle-eyed British web user raised the alarm.

But it later emerged the
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Re: Avro Lancaster found on Google Earth!!!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:34 pm

This news is soo two weeks old. ;D


However it is fantastically cool to see that on google earth. ;D
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Re: Avro Lancaster found on Google Earth!!!

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:35 pm

This news is soo two weeks old. ;D


However it is fantastically cool to see that on google earth. ;D


Sounds about right mate, I was just browsing some old papers whilst waiting to unload my truck today, I'm used to reading old news!  :-[ ;D
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Re: Avro Lancaster found on Google Earth!!!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:37 pm

Nothing beats old news. Spent two months last summer without any news at all. Bliss. ;D
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