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Old 25-07-2005, 19:35   #140
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I spy with my little eye

I spy with my little eye!

Whilst browsing England in Google Earth at the w/e I spotted a detailed area around Swindon. Zooming in I found an airbase and even further I found a suspicious looking plane parked on the tarmac. (Bookmark attached)

Some googling and map reading later confirmed that I have 'probably' found a U2 spy plane sitting on the tarmac at RAF Fairford! Why is a U2 on an RAF base ? Turns out the Air Tattoo was held at Fairford on 16/17 July and the list of static exhibts includes a U2S. Not sure why it is there after the event (can't see anyother exhibits still there) but still a curious find - a satelite finding a spy plane
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