The results [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] "City of Lincoln [4]." The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W, or right here [5] (Google Earth KMZ link). ®

Bootnote

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

Links

1. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/14/google_earth_competition_results/
2. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=228987
3. http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bbmfhome.html
4. http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bomber.html
5. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/lancaster.kmz

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