Contest #264 answer: McDonalds DC3, Taupo, New Zealand

The DC3 with serial number 42-100460, was commissioned to the USAF in 1943 as a trooper plane.
In 1947 is was purchased by an Australian company and it went on flying until 1984

In 1989 it found its place in Taupo and a year later McDonalds took over the plane and established the MacDonalds restaurant in it.

Apparently the plane had been sold again and removed from this location.

Those who ordered a Big Mac

  • mccrumplair
  • Walter_V_R
  • Farceur
  • Pete
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Ernesto Posse
  • steve willis
  • Sandworm
  • hhgygy
  • Emil Schierle
  • mehmet durmus
  • Paul Franson
  • Sasha Smith
  • Skip
  • Chris Bell

– Hint –

  • krenek
  • Rosella
  • Alchemist251
  • quiltadel
  • Rolando Marín Monge
  • Bill Close

Contest #264

There is an object in this picture that obviously doesn’t belong there. (click the picture to enlarge)

This week’s key question (to earn your points) is not only where is this location, but what is inside this object?

Contest #263 answer: Al-Madina souq, Aleppo, Syria

Well, what can I say. It is total mayhem out there.

Of course it is to regret that another UNESCO World Heritage Site is demolished -as stated by UNESCO Director General Irina Bobkova– but for the people living there, the situation must be unbearable.

The Souq Al-Madina is/was the the largest covered ancient market in the world, with around 13 kilometres of alleyways.

Those who tried to fight the fire:

  • Ben Bayer
  • Emil Schierle
  • hhgygy
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Farceur
  • mehmet durmus
  • Adam Macer
  • Ernesto Posse
  • Sandworm
  • steve willis
  • Gerard-Jan
  • mccrumplair
  • Walter_V_R
  • krenek

– Hint –

  • Bill Close
  • Jean Piaget
  • Paul Franson
  • Sasha Smith
  • Dennis S.
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • Chris Bell
  • jjv
  • rob de wolff
  • Rosella
  • steven simmons
  • Enrique
  • Pete
  • Marcel

Contest #262 answer: GM test track, Guangde, Anhui province, China

General Motors has opened the largest vehicle proving grounds in China.
In total there are 60 kilometers of test roads which can held up to 140 vehicles at the same time.

The track is so huge that it can hardly be missed in Google Earth. Currently you can view it in the construction stage two years ago. Just look 200 km West of Shanghai and it will already pop-up at an eyesight of 50 kilometers.

Those who drove in circles

  • Emil Schierle
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Paul Franson
  • hhgygy
  • Walter_V_R
  • Farceur
  • Sandworm
  • Adam Macer
  • rob de wolff
  • steve willis
  • mccrumplair
  • Dennis S.
  • john rhea
  • Chris Bell
  • jjv
  • steven simmons
  • quiltadel
  • Sasha Smith

– Hint –

  • Jack Florek