Google Satellite photo of Lancaster over UK

[Gordon Yeo]

Here's an email my brother sent me. I think you all will find it interesting.


"When you have a few minutes, and want a bit of a mind-boggle - go to the following URL

<http://www.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF-8&o...2043.20%22%20W>

make sure it's set to satellite (button at top right of the map) and click on to the second or third tick (down from the plus sign on the scale at the top left of the picture) to set height above the ground.

It's a Google Map segment where the satellite picture caught the Lancaster bomber in flight (at 52 20' 10.95" N 0 11'43.20"W) over England. Now it's preserved in the photo. Since Google updates the satellite maps at irregular intervals, it's impossible to say how long that image will be present - but it's kind of neat that the plane was caught in the air at all :-))"