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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 23 Feb 10, 16:00Post
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8530165.stm

Dubbed The Boneyard, but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawling US airbase is reputed to be the world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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Now, for the first time, a series of high resolution satellite images of the four square mile-site have been released by Google Earth. They show in incredible detail the full range of aircraft found at the site.
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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 23 Feb 10, 16:07Post
Good find. Thanks... {thumbsup}
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Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 23 Feb 10, 16:18Post
#5 are actually E-2 Hawkeyes.
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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 23 Feb 10, 16:39Post
I thought they were E-2s, but didn't want to look like an idiot :)

Haven't got GE here, so grab screenshots of anything really cool!
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DAL764 23 Feb 10, 18:00Post
As interesting as that is, it really isn't news. The imagery is dated April 30th 2005, and was added to GE at least half a year ago, as the imagery doesn't show up in any of the imagery updates since July 11th last year.
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