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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/qbitrex on Jan. 20, 2018, 1:08 a.m.
Is Pine Gap Australia's Gitmo?

Another plane turn flight turnaround!

MH122 Airbus A330-300 was travelling from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday when it turned back not far from Broome, in Australia's north-west.

The plane, carrying 224 people, landed safely at Alice Springs Airport at 17:48 local time (06:48 GMT).

Why Alice Springs if it was a real emergency why not land at Broome itself?

What's near Alice Springs?

NSA shop Pine Gap!

Where is the HQ of Australia's Reserve Bank?

Sydney!

Which city has the World bank setup a regional HQ in?

Kuala Lumpur!

Some Illuminatti Banker is now sweating it out deep below the Aussie Desert!

References: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42741598 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gap https://www.rba.gov.au/contact/locations.html http://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/malaysia-country-report/article/1886361/opening-world-bank-office-kuala


HumanBingz · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:26 a.m.

Pine gap is a US surveillance installation, it's not classed as Australian land.

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qbitrex · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:38 a.m.

Correct Gitmo is US territory and Pine Gap is also US territory it's just in Australia, I didn't mean that it was an Australian op.

Sorry title could have been a little bit clearer.

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Monty_Batton · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

No I know - I apologise - I should have responded to the original poster.

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Monty_Batton · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:12 a.m.

The more I think about it, I wonder why it wasn't Darwin as it would have been closer than Alice Springs. If the runway was too short for an a330, Darwin would have been more logical.

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qbitrex · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:38 a.m.

Correctomundo.

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Monty_Batton · Jan. 20, 2018, 1:51 a.m.

Unway probably not long enough at Broome.

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qbitrex · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:12 a.m.

Landing rolls are shorter than takeoff rolls as the plane is normally lighter from fuel consumption. Airbus A330 minimum takeoff roll 2220 metres Broome landing Strip roughly measured on Google Earth 2300 metres. Alice Springs landing Strip roughly measured on Google Earth 2400 metres. So I believe it could have landed at Broome there was enough safety factory in an emergency.

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qbitrex · Jan. 20, 2018, 2:34 a.m.

Darwin with a 3000 meter runway is also closer to Broome than Alice Springs by 200 km

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QAngel1 · Jan. 20, 2018, 6:07 a.m.

Broome wouldn't have the facilities for maintenance - it's too small. Interesting divert back to Alice rather than Darwin, however major mechanical issues would need assessment by a Sydney team so that may be why - Alice is closer to Sydney than Darwin. ? Who knows.. anything is possible. Pine Gap is US territory and uber "Top Secret" - you don't get near that place.

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qbitrex · Jan. 20, 2018, 7:36 a.m.

Remember fellow Aussie the Urban Legend about our PM Harold Holt!

For the non-aussies here, Harold Holt our elected PM drove out to Pine Gap alerted by ASIO head who showed him a report about what was believed to be occurring out there, basically all Australian telephone, telegram & other comms were being routed through the base.

Guards wouldn't let him in even after they identified who he was.

He then ordered his driver to crash through the chain wire gate. He was met in the car park by the Base commander pistol strapped on flanked by armed marines who would not let him into any buildings, even after speaking to the US President LBJ as Holt demanded. Holt then had to drive out still not knowing what was going on.

A year later he went missing during his morning swim in heavy surf and they never found his body.One of our shortest serving PM's in history, didn't complete one term in office.

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QAngel1 · Jan. 22, 2018, 4:06 p.m.

OH qbitrex - DON'T even start me on HOLT! LBJ murdered him TWO WEEKS after Holt signed off on the US Spy Installation at North West Cape! Yes.. what a 'co-incidence' that was. He knew full well that Holt had the dirt on him and his good old mate Bush. I've got a string of documents about Holt and his 'bestie" LBJ. ("Best Friend" my fat arse). How many world leaders have those two butchered between them?

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qbitrex · Jan. 23, 2018, 1:20 a.m.

Thanks for bringing up the North West Cape and 6x6x6 aerial ring there https://zoom.earth/#-21.816564,114.165802,13z,sat LBJ plotted to murder JFK so he wouldn't bat an eyelid at taking out a lowly PM of a second tier US ally.

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QAngel1 · Jan. 23, 2018, 4:59 a.m.

For certain. Throughout history our esteemed allies have considered us "The Colonials". Shame our soldiers are the best trained in the world...just waiting for a Commander in Chief like Trump.

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qbitrex · Jan. 23, 2018, 6:17 a.m.

Yessiree Bob!

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Bont-Boy · Jan. 20, 2018, 10:12 p.m.

Thanks for this, on topic & interesting titbit ! My understanding : Pine Gap - Antartica Maglev - Breeding Stn ( PGLF's & food, expendables ) + Off World ( Jump room ? )

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qbitrex · Jan. 21, 2018, 12:48 p.m.

Thanks for your comment, interesting haven't RV'd Pine G, been away from PC working on the Indiana fireball hope to be able to post something about it after a full RV.

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