05-07-2014, 05:10 PM
Drew Phipps Wrote:4. Omaha Nebraska, the closest part of Nebraska to both Arlington AFB and Dallas, is 1430 miles from Arlington AFB as the crow flies. Giving Vinson the benefit of the doubt of a departure time of 8:30 AM EST and adding an hour as he flies west, he has been in the air for 5 hours at the point of the alleged "dramatic announcement and sharp turn". At normal cruising speed of 190 mph he can only have covered 950 miles. At the absolute top speed of the aircraft, 275 mph, he can only have covered 1375, so he is still well short of Nebraska.
My distance calculator shows the distance of the mid-point of Nebraska to Washington DC as being 1217 miles.
Never underestimate CIA Drew.
They could edge Nebraska because aircraft use predesignated "flyways" like air highways.
With Omaha at 1015 miles CIA could easily fly a C-54 at 225mph with no operational problems and be well within all possible timings and locations.
There's a big landmark in America known as the "Mississippi River". It's well visible from a low altitude-flying C-54 on its way out west.