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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Garp
Two years ago, December 08, this fellow flew through our airspace.
Call sign used NASA 928, 49.000 ft, never heard of the program. Plane is a WB57, an original English Electra Canberra with much longer wings. I remember talking to the NASA 1 , TR1 (U2) at 66.000 ft many moons ago.
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This plane and several others are based in Houston, flying out of the NASA field there. Airport is named Ellington Field.
There are a lot more things like this that no one talks about, and camera's and imaging devices that are a lot better than what you guys are curious about. Thats about all I will say on the subject! 
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