Aviation sightseeing courtesy of Google Maps

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Our Community Editor Stuart has been busy pulling together a list of aviation oddities captured by Google Maps’ satellite imagery.

google%20sightseeing1.gifListing various interesting sights included aircraft parts on a train heading for Boeing’s Everett factory, a mysterious downed aircraft in the Mojave Desert and what seems to be an F-117 Stealth Fighter in a swimming pool.


It’d be great to expand this list so if you have a suggestion for our collection, or if you want to talk about some of our finds, then have your say in our Google maps area on AirSpace.

google%20sightseeing2.gifThere’s got to be countless examples out there. For example Max Kingsley-Jones (Flight International’s Deputy Editor) told me there’s supposed to be a crashed Boeing 707 left to rust somewhere on the banks of the River Nile. I’ve got to admit I gave up looking after a while (it is the longest river in the world after all), but let us know if you have more luck and we’ll add it to the list.

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Hi and welcome to the Editor’s Blog, I’m Michael Targett. I joined Flightglobal as Editor in March 2007.

In addition to the aviation industry, I’m interested in digital journalism, online communities, social and business networking and virtual environments.