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PHOTO: What's a Jet Doing Outside Chapel Hill Elementary?
Reader comment revealed a mysterious photo on Google Maps.
discovered an unusual satellite picture on Google Maps after reading today's article, .
He commented:
Looked @ Google Maps (Satellite View) to see how the traffic pattern referenced in this article was laid out. Didn't know there was a private jet airplane parked behind Chapel Hill Elem School on a baseball diamond. [snicker, snicker] Is it Perry Hall Patch's "corporate" jet?
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Unfortunately, the jet does not belong to Perry Hall Patch—to my knowledge.
I called to get the scoop on its origin, but school secretary Debbie Bender said there has never been a jet on school grounds.
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It wouldn't be practical because "so many recreational activities use these fields," Bender said.
Here's my theory: a plane was flying over the school at the exact moment that the satellite photo was taken. But I guess it's also possible that a massive jet occasionally hides out near the baseball diamond, where there appears to be little space for a runway.
You decide. Tell us your theory in the comments.
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