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March 27th 08, 02:39 AM
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What on (Google) Earth... ??
That is actually the one and only Marfa Army Airfield, where Neil
Armstrong earned his FAI Silver badge. Read more he http://members.tripod.com/airfields_...end.html#marfa Or: http://tinyurl.com/335389 2NO 
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March 27th 08, 10:40 AM
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What on (Google) Earth... ??
Tuno wrote:
That is actually the one and only Marfa Army Airfield, where Neil Armstrong earned his FAI Silver badge. Read more he http://members.tripod.com/airfields_...end.html#marfa Or: http://tinyurl.com/335389 2NO Who? Just kidding  Scott
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March 27th 08, 11:12 PM
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What on (Google) Earth... ??
Who? Just kidding Scott you know, Louis Armstrong's brother!
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#4
March 28th 08, 03:32 AM
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What on (Google) Earth... ??
On Mar 27, 7:12*pm, wrote:
Who? *Just kidding Scott you know, Louis Armstrong's brother! Thanks to all those who replied! I was just struck by the almost 'ghosly' image of an airfield embedded into the vegetation. It is amazing to see how nature reclaims all these structures. Just a shame that not one of these defunct facilities are used for the sole purpose of soaring. Just imagine having an 8,000ft runway set aside just for winch launching or auto- towing! Just dreaming... Uli
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March 28th 08, 04:54 AM
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What on (Google) Earth... ??
On Mar 27, 9:32*pm, GM wrote:
On Mar 27, 7:12*pm, wrote: Who? *Just kidding Scott you know, Louis Armstrong's brother! Thanks to all those who replied! I was just struck by the almost 'ghosly' image of an airfield embedded into the vegetation. It is amazing to see how nature reclaims all these structures. Just a shame that not one of these defunct facilities are used for the sole purpose of soaring. Just imagine having an 8,000ft runway set aside just for winch launching or auto- towing! Just dreaming... Uli It WAS used for soaring but the desert has taken it over. The Sunship games was filmed there but now all gliding is at the new Marfa airport north of town. Burt took me on a low level tour of it a couple years ago in the C-150. Some of the brush was 20 feet high at least! You can't even see any of it from ground level. You land there you die. There is another one west of Marfa that you can find on sat photos.
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