Aircraft Boneyards
Aircraft Boneyards are places for retired airplanes usually found in the South west of the USA.
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All Concorde airplanes on Google Maps
Most airplanes on the map are outdoors. The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger airliner that operated commercially. It was introduced in 1976 and retired in 2003.
All in all only 20 aircrafts were built for two airlines: Air France and British Airways. HOME - featured movie locations
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GoodPlanet Foundation
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Hughes H4 Hercules "Spruce Goose"
The "Spruce Goose" is a very heavy flying boat designed and built by the "Aviator" Howard Hughes. It's the largest aircraft ever built but unfortunately just a prototype. The construction of the plane was featured in the film "The Aviator" (2004) At the moment the plane's home is the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
The world's largest airplane
The Antonov An-225 Mriya was produced in 1988 and this airplane at the Gostomel Airport in Ukraine is the only exemplar that exists so far. Grand Canyon
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The first leg of the 2013 Across America mission flights was a success! Flown by Bertrand Piccard, the flight from San Francisco (CA) to Phoenix (AZ) went smoothly. The final leg of the mission flights, connecting Washington D.C. to New York, will be undertaken by André Borschberg.
Itinerary: from San Francisco (California) to Phoenix (Arizona), to Dallas (Texas) to Saint Louis (Missouri) ending in Washington D.C. and New York City
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Aircraft Boneyards
Aircraft Boneyards are places for retired airplanes usually found in the South west of the USA.
Steve Fossett's plane wreck
This is where Steve Fossett's plane wreck was found on October 2, 2008: Mammoth Lakes in California.
Plane flying over Street View car
Here is a funny Streetview sight: A plane is landing on Mc Carran International Airport in Las Vegas. Just drag the Street View and zoom in to see the plane in full size.
Street crossing Gibraltar airport
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Water planes in Alaska
Really many Water planes in Anchorage, Alaska.
A lot of airplanes at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
At the Davis Monthan Air Force Base (309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) aka "The Boneyard" in Arizona there are hundreds of planes and helicopters. Feel free to count the aircraft and post the figure you found out in the comment field ;-)
The World's Tallest Fountain
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PlanetSolar: First Solar Boat Expedition Around The World
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NFL Super Bowl XLII
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Pearl Harbor
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