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Airports, airplane museums and space centers from around the world. |
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 | VOR (VHF Omni-directional Radio Range) ground station near Auckland Airport |  | 07/10/2009 | 409 | 
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 | The construction began 1997 and was opened for traffic 1999 with flights twice a week with a DASH 7 from Kangerlussuaq. Before 1999 you flew from Kangerlussuaq to Ilulissat by DASH 7 and from Ilulissat to Upernavik by a Sikorski S-61 helicopter. A trip could sometimes take a whole day because of weather conditions.
To make the airport the west side of the mountain Livets Top (Top... | | 03/01/2009 | 110 |
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 | The CIA Drone base in Pakistan where UAV's could be seen until a recent article exposed the base. This is a new photo but much has changed at the base, including new hangers and a US made explosive resistant barrier surrounding the perimeter. |  | 02/24/2009 | 3,459 |
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 | This is an abandoned runway off of Highway 18 east of Hesperia/Victorville. | | 02/14/2009 | 212 |
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 | This file contains sites on the China Lake Naval Weapons Center that are "interesting" and could use a good explanation. Including hidden airfields, a "Star of David", and Remote laboratories. | | 02/04/2009 | 922 |
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 | Khamis Mushait is one of the 6 main Saudi Air Force bases (the others being Taif, Jeddah, Dhahran, Riyadh and Tabuk). At Khamis Mushait are F-15C/D, F-15S (a slightly downgraded F-15E strike variant), Tornado IDS, F-5 (The F-5 aircraft were removed from KKAB in the late 80s and transferred to Riyadh). AH64 Apache helicopters and Blackhawks were based here for training and servicing in support o... | | 01/24/2009 | 268 |
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 | Found these grass covered bunkers just north of the Anchorage AK airport and Radar site.
22 in all .
Wonder what could be stored in them .
My first POST ,,, Hope I did this right
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 | Nagasaki Airport is the first Japanese hot fire training facility of its kind.
The technologically advanced simulators comprise a full-size Boeing 767 replica, and a part fuselage mock-up with aircraft seats capable of simulating external and internal fires.
A full size B-767 replica is situated on computer controlled gas pans. The gas pans are divided into sections to achieve fl... | | 01/03/2009 | 185 |
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 | Svalbard Airport is the only airport in Svalbard,Norway. Started in 1973 and was officially opened in September 2, 1975,it is the most north airport for commercial purpose in the world. |  | 01/02/2009 | 179 |
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 | Juancho E. Yrausquin is the only airport on the Caribbean island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. It is well known among experienced fliers for the way in which airplanes must approach or take off from the airport. The runway at Saba's airport is just 400 meters (1,312 feet) long that leaves no room for any mistake when one lands there, as at each end of the runway there is a sheer drop in... | | 12/11/2008 | 1,037 |
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 | Tokyo Heliport (東京へリポート, Tōkyō Heripōto?) is a heliport in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, mainly used for chartered flights in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Access to the airport is through Shin-Kiba Station. Approximately 15 companies do business at this heliport. Although there is no scheduled service, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police... | | 12/05/2008 | 147 |
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 | In World War 1 the airfield was used as a base for maritime patrols and it played an important role in the Atlantic maritime theatre, until operational flying ceased in 1942. In 1942 the base became No.10 Radio School, a training base for aircrew wireless operators, a role it was to perform until the end of the war. The station closed in 1945.
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 | Former RAF Wickenby is a class A bomber airfield, begun by McAlpine in late 1941. The site took in land in the parishes of Snelland and Holton necessitating the closure of the road between these two villages. The concrete runways were, 09-27 at 2,000 yards and 04-22 and 16-34 both at 1,400 yards long. Thirty-six pan types hardstandings were provided with one neutralised by a T2 hangar adjacent ... | | 11/25/2008 | 125 |
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 | The RAF withdrew in 1965 and the airfield was later sold. The technical site was taken over for light industry as were two T2 hangars. Flying recommenced in the early 1980s, using a section of the perimeter track, and the Real Aeroplane Company now operates a flying club from new hangars and offices near the old technical site. Agricultural buildings have since been erected on parts of the runw... | | 11/25/2008 | 86 |
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 | Former RAF Driffield - Former Thor Missile Base
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 | Hardwick Airfield was one of the early heavy bomber airfields which was constructed for the RAF during 1941-42 in the East Anglian area.
After the war, the field was turned over to the RAF on 25 June 1945. The station was immediately put into care and maintenance status, and was eventually closed in 1962. The main airfield buildings, hangars, control tower, etc, were demolished many yea... | | 11/25/2008 | 127 |
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 | Seething airfield was built in 1942-43 by John Laing & Son Ltd., to the standard Class A requirement for heavy bombers, the airfield had a main runway 6,000 ft. long aligned SW-NE and two secondary runways of 4,200 ft in length. The encircling perimeter track was three miles long. | | 11/25/2008 | 80 |
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 | RAF Caistor was a grass-surfaced airfield and served it's time as a Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for a number of stations in the area. It had four landing strips of varying lengths varying between 1100 yards (1005 metres) to 1450 yards.
Today, very little remains. A few huts on the very basic technical site remain in private hands. The Thor launch pads and their attendant buildings now li... | | 11/25/2008 | 476 |
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 | RAF Attlebridge was originally laid out as a bomber airfield with three intersecting grass runways for light RAF bombers, the runways being quite short.These were later lengthened to standard Class-A bomber airfield lengths of 2000 yards (1828 mtrs) and the subsidiaries being 1400 yards (1280 mtrs) each. | | 11/25/2008 | 106 |
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 | Little-used airfield built to house Wellington bombers during the Second World War. often used by local radio-control model airoplane clubs and learner drivers.
The industrial estate contains a wide veriety of different businesses.
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 | RAF Burn became a bomber base within No. 4 Group, Bomber Command. Construction began in late 1941 and despite topographical limitations , the three runways were laid. The main strip was 5,700 feet (1737 mtrs) in length, running almost due north/south and the two intersecting runways being 4,620 feet (1400 mtrs) and 4,290 feet (1300 mtrs) respectively and the perimiter track had 36 heavy bomber ... | | 11/25/2008 | 92 |
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 | The airfield quickly reverted to civil flying after the war, which still takes place today using three grass strips. The hard runway which ran almost NE / SW is used as a proving ground. A few structures still stand but a lot has been lost to modern industrial units. | | 11/25/2008 | 87 |
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 | RAF Church Fenton is a Royal Air Force airfield in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Opened in 1937, it saw the peak of its activity during the years of World War II, when it served within the defence network of fighter bases of the RAF providing protection for the Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Humberside industrial regions.
| | 11/25/2008 | 112 |
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 | Acaster Malbis was originally built as a fighter airfield with grass runways, construction beginning in 1941 and completed in January 1942, an un-classified road which crossed the site being closed.
http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/c1036787.html | | 11/25/2008 | 85 |
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 | This is a landing pad for the goodyear blimp in southern California. |  | 11/21/2008 | 152 |
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