Planning my GML Road Trip, Pennsylvania Legs

[mrhenniger]

I am planning my road trips to and from the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at the end of the month. I want to see as many aviation sites along the way as possible. Of course I am using the Locator to do this. For those of you who are not familiar with the Locator, you can find the Pennsylvania entries at¡K

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.php?Region=PA

As you can see the locations of displayed aircraft which are confirmed appear with map links labeled "Exact¡" and others with a high level of confidence appear as "Eye Sight". These are not the Locations I am concerned with at this point, it is the others labeled "Area" and "Town" for which I would like more details.

Since I won¡¦t have time on this trip to tour around looking for displayed aircraft where I am unsure of the locations I will be setting my route and way points depending on the confirmed locations of displayed aircraft. I recently added a number of new locations to the Locator (thanks to books by Michael Blaugher and Andy Marden, see the credits section http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocatorCredits.php), but due to poor or old satellite images in Google Earth and other services I have not been able to confirm a number of locations. As a result I am turning to WIX for assistance. Hopefully those of you on WIX familiar with Pennsylvania can help me out.

I am including a list below of sites that I could use some help with. Perhaps you can tell me if the map link is good, or should be moved to another location. To obtain coordinates of locations I recommend Google Earth, but Google Maps works as well, and to read how to do so go to...

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.html#Maps

...and scroll down to ¡§How do I use Google Maps to get coordinates?.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide. I will of course be posting pictures after I get back from the trip. The more locations that can be confirmed, the more pictures will be posted!

Mike

Here is the "need help" list...

#1: Bradford Regional Airport - AH-1 - Area 41 48 07.90 N 78 38 21.29 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#2: Butler - AH-1 - Town 40 51 39.96 N 79 53 44.05 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#3: Corry - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 264 - Area 41 56 10.57 N 79 38 41.63 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#4: Du Bois - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 813 - AH-1 - Area 41 07 28.32 N 78 46 01.32 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#5: Wilkes Barre - Wyoming Valley Airport - C-130 (fuselage) - Area 41 17 48.40 N 75 51 03.58 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#6: Greensburg - T-33 - Town 40 18 05.01 N 79 32 21.02 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#7: Jersey Shore - American Legion Post 36 - UH-1 - Area 41 12 15.03 N 77 15 22.67 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#8: Johnstown - Johnstown Cambria County Airport - Area 40 18 53.42 N 78 50 02.68 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A
Apparently these airframes are stored in a compound at the rear of the training facility in the National Guard area (credit to Andy Marden). A better map reference is needed. Where exactly is this compound?

#9: Lancaster Municipal Airport - Su-25 (dismantled) - Area 40 07 16.81 N 76 17 58.22 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#10: Lower Burrell / New Kensington - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 92 - UH-1 ¡V Area 40 34 14.80 N 79 43 31.43 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#11: New Berlin - American Legion Post 957 - UH-1 - Area 40 52 36.50 N 76 58 58.64 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#12: New Kengsington - T-33 ¡V Town 40 34 10.97 N 79 45 54.01 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#13: Port Carbon - Vietnam Veterans Association (VVA) Post 29 - Area 40 42 15.45 N 76 09 48.35 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#14: Pottsville - American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 227 - UH-1 - Town 40 41 08.02 N 76 11 45.02 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#15: Smethport - Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum - A-6, H-34, 2x UH-1 ¡V Town 41 42 31.11 N 78 41 37.46 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#16: Stoystown - American Legion Post 257 - UH-1 - Area 40 05 33.47 N 78 57 21.73 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#17: Tobyhanna - Tobyhanna Army Depot - UH-1, H-6, OV-1 (mounted) ¡V Town 41 10 36.97 N 75 25 06.00 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#18: West Brownsville - American Legion Post 940 - UH-1 - Area 40 01 46.26 N 79 52 53.43 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

#19: Wysox - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1568 - UH-1 - Town 41 46 28.00 N 76 23 59.00 W
http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=4 ... =1&iwloc=A

Last edited by mrhenniger on Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

Mike,

You should also see the 5 planes ( AV-8, AD-1, A-6,F-14, F-18 ) in front of the Naval Inventory Control Center at Robbins and Oxford Ave in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia 19111. There is also an Air Force V-1 Clone on a stick at the American legion on Wissahickon Ave in the Germantown 19044 section of the city.

Check out Willow Grove also.

[Nathan]

Mike, the UH-1 is not in Wysox. It is in Towanda accross the bridge from Wysox. The VFW is located on Bridge street and the UH-1 is right beside it. I'll get pictures of it one of these days for you since I live in Towanda.

Cheers,
Nathan

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

The coordinates for the Naval Inventory Controll point are

40*02'43,52* N

75*05'15,45* W


The ones for the JB-2 or Loon, I am not sure what one it is, are

40*01'18,38*N

75*10'34,13*W

[mrhenniger]

Mike,

You should also see the 5 planes ( AV-8, AD-1, A-6,F-14, F-18 ) in front of the Naval Inventory Control Center at Robbins and Oxford Ave in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia 19111. There is also an Air Force V-1 Clone on a stick at the American legion on Wissahickon Ave in the Germantown 19044 section of the city.

Check out Willow Grove also.

I already have that one pinpointed in the Locator. That is why it didn't appear in my list above. Thanks anyway though.

I am also looking at two or three potential routes and only the sites along those. Nothing east of I-81 is being considered. I wish I had more time to tour PA, but one needs to draw a line sometimes.

Mike

[mrhenniger]

Mike, the UH-1 is not in Wysox. It is in Towanda accross the bridge from Wysox. The VFW is located on Bridge street and the UH-1 is right beside it. I'll get pictures of it one of these days for you since I live in Towanda.

Cheers,
Nathan

Pictures are nice... but help me improve the coordinates! (please, please please... don't make me beg! I'll do it!)

To learn how to get coordinates go to...

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.html#Maps

...and scroll down to "How do I use Google Maps to get coordinates¨.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

[mrhenniger]

The ones for the JB-2 or Loon, I am not sure what one it is, are

40*01'18,38*N

75*10'34,13*W

It looks like it is displayed in the front yard of a school. Is it?

I will add it to the Locator tonight. It will be in the "off topic" section, but it will be there.

Mike

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

Its across from the Regional VA office and a National Guard facility