| These photos were taken and provided to us by
Kare Lohse, a Danish 747 Classic pilot flying for Air Atlanta Icelandic
at the time. You can
visit his web site to see additional photos by visiting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/downintheblue Kare Lohse flew out of Shanghai, as you may be
able to tell by visiting his web site, and often passes Attu on his
way to Anchorage, AK. These are photos of Attu Island he took
from 33,000 feet, during a time where Attu was experiencing
some relatively nice
weather. They were
taken from the Western and Northern side of Attu on
the 19th of January, 2007, from 2325 to 2331 UTC. Because of the date line
and time difference, this corresponds to an Alaska time/date of 1425
to 1431 (or 2:25 to 2:31 pm if you like), also on the 19th of
January, 2007. |
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1. Most Western point of USA - Cape Wrangell of Attu Island. Position is about North 52 45' to 52 55' and East 172 to 172. WWII historic (1942/43) as well as a LORAN navigation station. Taking pictures through thick aircraft front windshields is difficult, so this is the best I could get from a sharp lens |
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2.
Looking East, finding Attu Island. This Island looks deserted, but
it is not .. see
www.uscg.mil/D17/loranattu/index.htm |
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3. Cape Wrangell |
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4. Cape Wrangell |
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5. Attu... |
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6. Attu... |
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7. Attu... |
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8. Attu Island, North side. |
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9. Attu Island, seen from North-West |
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10. Google overhead view of Attu |
Posted: 23 January 2007
Last Updated: 15 November 2008 09:26 EST