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

Google Earth menaced by WW2 bomber

By Lester Haines
Published Monday 9th January 2006 14:13 GMT

The results (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/google_earth_competition_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:

Something airborne over England

Zooming in, we have...

Avro Lancaster menaces Huntingdon

...yup, an Avro Lancaster flying over Stukeley Meadows, Huntingdon, England, as originally spotted it appears by a chap on Google Earth Community (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=228987) 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 (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bbmfhome.html) "City of Lincoln (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bomber.html)." The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W, or right here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/lancaster.kmz) (Google Earth KMZ link). ®

Bootnote

Thanks to reader Marc Hockfield for the heads-up on this one.

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