Google Bomber?

LTR12101B · Jan 18, 2006

Saw the pic in the paper today, and then found this report of how a WW2 Lancaster managed to sneak into a Google Earth satellite photo.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/google_lancaster/

janiedriver · Jan 18, 2006

Pretty cool.

The-poacher · Jan 19, 2006

I have actually had a look round this particular aircraft (City Of Lincoln) many years ago(on the ground)

http://www.avsim.com/pages/0902/dambusters/jf_bbmf.htm

http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/spit5.htm

It is part of the Battle of Britain Flight

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bbmfhome.html

janiedriver · Jan 19, 2006

Was one of those guys you in the picture at the bottom of the first link?

VIPER_1069 · Jan 19, 2006

The-poacher said:
I have actually had a look round this particular aircraft (City Of Lincoln) many years ago(on the ground)

YEAH me too poacher

mine was on a school trip many moons ago ...to 'lincoln cathedral' we made an un-scheduled stop off and had a wander round

VIPER_1069 · Jan 19, 2006

reading other associated links i found this one ..

Space aficionados will know that today marks the anniversary of the first manned Moon landing on 20 July 1969. To celebrate this fact, Google has knocked up a quick Moon map showing the landing sites of all six US jaunts.

In the process, Google has discovered something approaching a sense of humour. Click here and then zoom right in for the full picture.

janiedriver · Jan 19, 2006

Mine just came up with a little strip of moon that you couldn't zoom in on.

The-poacher · Jan 19, 2006

Luv it vipey

VIPER_1069 · Jan 19, 2006

janiedriver said:
Mine just came up with a little strip of moon that you couldn't zoom in on.

USE THE SLIDER on the left janie to zoom

janiedriver · Jan 19, 2006

Cool! BTW...no slider on the left showed up the first time.