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I was thinking Mitchell Field too. I am looking very closely below the plane with a magnifying glass and I do see the line of trees alongside what looks like a dirt road,but there are more just like that,that go to another road going east west,but have no idea where this is. I don’t recognize anything that would give me a clue,this is a tuffy, I see things,but still nothing comes to mind, We are all stumped, need more HINTS Howard

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Near St Johns Cemetery?

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Nope.
Hint #5: Look very closely at the area below the plane.

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Wish i had one of those time machines…

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I just sent a reply similar to the one referring to the glen cove rd area, and it’s incorrect. Is this in queens?

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Nope. Try again!

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It’s right over Glen Cove Rd./Old Country Road.  I don’t know what the first hint is, but the second hint is the Motor Parkway bridge by Old Country Road.

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Allright then, mitchell field area.

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Forth Hint: The line of trees just below the plane.

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Third Hint: The plane was headed North-West.

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Ha Howard, is there a prize of some sort if you can answer? I knew iit was close to an airport, that’s a start, I’ve been trying to find out where. Here’s another wild guess, is it Jericho Typke in Old Westbury? I need more hints,hint hint Howard, this is challenging to me, In the meanwhile I’ll keep looking in case I’m wrong

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Hi Howard. I’m thinking this is Levittown, near the aviation club that was west of jerusalem ave,

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Hi Ted, you are close.

This section of the Motor Parkway was close to an airport. Moreover, the two “hints” are Motor Parkway bridges.

Howard

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Ha Howard     I most be the first to reply to the question of ,“Can you identify the area of Motor Parkway,to be honest no I can’t,but I’ll take a wild guess at it. From what I think I see in the hints,the second hint,I think I see a small plane,so it would have to be an airport,don’t know which one,I wonder if I’m on the right or not,as for the first hint,it looks like a long trailer,that’s all I can get out of it. I hope I’m not making a fool out of myself for not knowing,but I’‘m just learning about Motor Parkway,some of you people have known about it longer than I have,well I tried anyway. Take care

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What a history.  Almost dumb luck that it still survives after what it went through.  Alco built some amazing steam locomotives (and diesel too), and I’m a huge fan of the Big Boy steam engines, but unlike them, the Beast still runs!

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Janet, thanks so much for the comment!!

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A wonderful story, well told. Congratulations, Howard!

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Hi Jerry:

Great trivia! Thanks again for your contribution!!

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More VCR trivia: My father, who must have heard him more than once, often referred to him as “leather-lungs” Prunty.

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GREAT STORY

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