Is there a technical term for these "mini towers" by the runway and what was their purpose? Approach control? Auxiliary Ground Tower? This one was at Zweibrücken but I've seen them at different air bases.

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I took this picture of an A359 engine next to a van the other day. No banana, sorry!

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Any idea what plane this is? My grandpa’s photo from post war korea(1956ish)

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100th FedEx 767 at KORF

What about it?

I've been waiting months to take this photo

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C-17 at Elmendorf today

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B-24M Liberator "Mama Foo Foo" nose art.

What about it?

"Mama Foo Foo" belonging to B-24M 44-42094, assigned to the 308th Bomb Group at Kunming, China.

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Why is the ETOPS acronym written on the side of this 787?

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GLEX

What about it?

Saw it fly over head in Sydney Australia this morning. Didn't look like anything I had seen before, thought it could be an MD81 or 717 so I checked Flightradar and call sign was GLEX with no other info really. Couldn't find it shortly after when I tried looking again. Googling told me it's a Bombardier Global Express based on that callsign. Plane appeared unmarked. Would this be some sort of diplomatic plane? Or a plane for show for sales? Or private jet?

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I just came upon this photo, wandering on internet. Why is there a short maddog? Is this like a bulldog of the sky?

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Low Level Osprey Spotting?

What about it?

I was sitting inside when I heard an extremely loud aircraft approaching, went out on the deck in time to hear it tear by and see it departing the area about 1000ft AGL or lower. Can anyone confirm that this is an Osprey callsign? It was incredibly loud and has a very unique sound!

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