SgtJim
02-10-2011, 07:55 PM
these are those "little" things why i love the US nation, the country, the people
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patriotic greetings carved out of fields near Offut AFB, Nebraska for the benefit of approaching military aircraft:
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and it's real and true!!!
google and bing maps showing the "old" version
google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=offut+afb&aq=&sll=41.129215,-95.928712&sspn=0.018425,0.045447&ie=UTF8&t=h&rq=1&ev=zi&split=1&radius=1.42&hq=offut+afb&hnear=&ll=41.129215,-95.928712&spn=0.018425,0.045447&z=15)
bing maps (http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=41.12977686113358%7E-95.92990873807406&lvl=15&dir=0&sty=h&sp=Point.qvnfzw7057q4_Untitled%20item____&where1=Offutt%20Air%20Force%20Base%2C%20NE&q=offut%20afb)
BUT! here is the "new" full version Nov. 02., 2010. (click on it in hi-res):
This one-meter resolution satellite image shows a field located in southeastern Nebraska just northwest of Offutt Air Force Base, home of the 55th Wing or the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth. The high-resolution image of the field shows the words "Thank You! For Freedom!" and can be seen from Offutt’s air space at takeoff and landing. GeoEye’s IKONOS satellite took the image on November 2, 2010 while flying 423 miles above the Earth at an average speed of four miles per second.
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patriotic greetings carved out of fields near Offut AFB, Nebraska for the benefit of approaching military aircraft:
9856
9857
9858
and it's real and true!!!
google and bing maps showing the "old" version
google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=offut+afb&aq=&sll=41.129215,-95.928712&sspn=0.018425,0.045447&ie=UTF8&t=h&rq=1&ev=zi&split=1&radius=1.42&hq=offut+afb&hnear=&ll=41.129215,-95.928712&spn=0.018425,0.045447&z=15)
bing maps (http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=41.12977686113358%7E-95.92990873807406&lvl=15&dir=0&sty=h&sp=Point.qvnfzw7057q4_Untitled%20item____&where1=Offutt%20Air%20Force%20Base%2C%20NE&q=offut%20afb)
BUT! here is the "new" full version Nov. 02., 2010. (click on it in hi-res):
This one-meter resolution satellite image shows a field located in southeastern Nebraska just northwest of Offutt Air Force Base, home of the 55th Wing or the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth. The high-resolution image of the field shows the words "Thank You! For Freedom!" and can be seen from Offutt’s air space at takeoff and landing. GeoEye’s IKONOS satellite took the image on November 2, 2010 while flying 423 miles above the Earth at an average speed of four miles per second.
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