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Article(s): 1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash

Request: Hello! I would appreciate if someone could PLEASE draw me a map of the intended route of an aircraft (with time stamps / Location name). I would like to see the elevation of the terrain (not toooooo much detail) on the map since it is suspected the practice flight was supposed to take place close to mountain ranges and in valleys. The B-52C departed Westover AFB, Massachusetts which is located at 42°11′38″N 072°32′05″W at 12:11 p.m. The aircraft spent 95 minutes in the area. At 2:30 p.m. it crossed the Princeton, Maine VOR Station located at 45° 19' 45.12" N 067° 42' 15.13" W just south of Princeton, Maine, near West Grand Lake and head north to Millinocket. From there, it would and fly over the mountains in the Jo-Mary/Greenville area. At 2:52 p.m., just after passing Brownville Junction, the aircraft encountered turbulence. It subsequently crashed at 45°31′40″N 69°26′5″W on the western slopes of Elephant Mountain (Piscataquis County, Maine). The crew had further planned to turn northeast near Seboomook Lake and southeast near Caucomgomoc Lake to proceed through the mountains of northern Baxter State Park. After crossing Traveler Mountain, the aircraft was supposed to return to Westover AFB via Houlton VOR located at 02' 22.18" N 067° 50' 02.94" W.

In the beginning, between Westover AFB and Princeton, a dashed line would be good (since their actual flight path is unknown). Between Princeton and the crash site, a line (without dashes - it doesn't need to be completely straight, it can curve with mountain range) and the part of the route they did not fly anymore could be a thinner line (or different color).

I know, the most locations are not given in detail but you can just pick the middle of the lake or something in the area which would have given the low flying aircraft visual clues. I GUESS they avoided towns (since they were only flying 500ft high). If you can do that without sharp turns (airplanes have a hughe turn radius) please do so. A little scale on the bottom or side (statute miles and km) would be AWESOME) Thank you!!! WideBlueSky (talk) 02:26, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edited coordinates of crash site in text! WideBlueSky (talk) 14:12, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Combined UK county map (Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria)

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Article(s): Hadrian's Wall

Request: I'd like to complement the Wikipedia article on Hadrian's Wall with a route graphic. Would anyone be able to do something like the county ___location maps but combining Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria? It's a little (a lot, if I'm truthful) beyond my skills, I'm afraid, but would be a useful addition to the article. Sammy_r (talk) 15:30, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s):   Done: Nilfanion (talk) 22:09, 22 September 2010 (UTC) I can do this from the OS OpenData I've been using to create the "new" county locator maps. This includes the route of the Wall so a basic map will be easy (The strongly related Hadrian's Wall Path is also included). Question is what precisely you want to display: Do you want a present-day map, an ancient map or some combination of both? Present-day info is easy and I could include modern admin boundaries, rivers, lakes, modern roads and cities. As the lake data includes eg Kielder Water showing the natural lakes only will be slightly harder.[reply]

If you want a primarily ancient map, I may be able to add on the Roman roads but this will take some time. If you can provide a latitude/longitude list of point locations such as towns and forts you'd want shown I can add those easily enough.--Nilfanion (talk) 19:15, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was really after a relatively simple map allowing the reader to see where the wall runs in relation to modern features (physical and/or political). The initial idea is to give a high-level idea of the route, e.g. "oh . . it runs through Carlisle along the R Eden, . . . it runs along the south of the Solway Firth, . . . it starts at that bend on the R Tyne.", etc., almost at a glance. Very much like the UK county maps currently do (very well IMHO) for non-linear features. However, if the reader can additionally have something that allows them to see it in more detail . . . well that would obviously be wonderful, though I must admit it was outside my original concept. Likewise with the more ancient map showing Roman roads (and preumably settlements). Totally brilliant, but well above and beyond the call of duty, as it were. Incidentally, I have the OS Roman Britain map, if you need bits of it scanning and sending. Thanks very much for considering my request. Sammy_r (talk) 22:10, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, well uploaded File:Hadrian's Wall map.svg, which shows relationship to rivers, modern counties and towns (the basic concept you had in mind). Any feedback on it appreciated. A more complex map is doable, but certainly would be hard. For what its worth I have the OS map too, and I'm thinking about how I could create a similar one from the free OS data...--Nilfanion (talk) 22:09, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderful. You're a star! Many thanks for that. Sammy_r (talk) 10:50, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]