Veteran aircraft caught in flight over UK
The
results of our Google Earth black helicopter competition last year proved just how eagled-eyed you lot were when it came to virtual planespotting, but here's one you missed, and a real blast from the past it is too:
Zooming in, we have...
...yup, an Avro Lancaster flying over Stukeley Meadows, Huntingdon, England, as originally spotted it appears by a chap on
Google Earth Community who lives just about right under the aircraft's position when Google Earth's satellite captured this snap.
The Lancaster in question is the
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's "
City of Lincoln." The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W, or right
here (Google Earth KMZ link).
The REGister