Hi Folks,
Put this one on the Historical site because, I am sure Santa has got loads of
hours on his belt.
Some friends of ours children do not believe me when I tell them that one night a year (Christmas Eve, a USAF Base somewhere in the United States
puts on a web-site so that the kids throughout the World can track Santas
progress. Does anyone now the Web-site address for this ?.
Regards, JJ.
By: trumper - 24th December 2007 at 21:17
🙂 My 2 have been watching avidly,and one of them was wavering on the “i don’t believe in him” now does again LOL 😀
By: Atcham Tower - 24th December 2007 at 18:45
Not as good as the WB-50s from Burtonwood which used to drop local kids’ Santa letters “over the North Pole” while on daily weather flights. I suspect it was only just the other side of the Arctic Circle but it was a nice touch!
By: Lindy's Lad - 24th December 2007 at 18:30
The Google earth download is linked to the NORAD site too – with GE and Noradsanta running it is possible to get an accurate fix on the rouge-attired fat fellah. GE updates every 20 seconds or so…:D
RAF Fylingdales is also helping in the tracking, and has a link to NORADSANTA on its website.
By: J Boyle - 24th December 2007 at 18:19
It’s nice to see that something as large as the U.S. Air Force still has a sense of humor.
Back in the pre-internet days, if I recall correctly, the USAF used to send short film clips of radar stations, radar scopes with “blips” & scrambling interceptors to local TV stations and they’d be shown in the late Christmas eve newscasts with the message that they’re watching for Santa.
Does anyone else in North America recall these?
By: Pendeen - 24th December 2007 at 17:04
Thanks for posting this. It should help keep my two occupied for a few hours and hopefully help pack them off to bed!
Seasons greetings!
By: JesseJames - 24th December 2007 at 06:25
Norad site,
yep here u go mate:)
the tracking starts on the 24th, but if u go on there now there is some games an stuff to play.:cool:
Hi there PLYM-SW,
Thanks for pointing me in the right-direction with regard to the NORAD site
Two good things will come out of this, 1, I did not dream there was a site, and 2, it will keep a 4 year old very busy until bedtime.
I love happy endings.
Cheers and have a good Christamas and New year,
JJ.
By: JesseJames - 24th December 2007 at 06:16
Norad ?
Its not some random American base… its NORAD!
all credit there I think.:D
Hi Lind’ys Lad,
Never heard of em, are they in the charts ?. (Not really) Many thanks for
that. I will now go and get my brownie-points with a smirk.
Have a good Christmas and New Year.
JJ
By: Lindy's Lad - 23rd December 2007 at 19:22
ha ha 😀
By: PLYM-SW - 23rd December 2007 at 19:21
Its not some random American base… its NORAD!
all credit there I think.:D
damn lol, beat me to it:D
By: PLYM-SW - 23rd December 2007 at 19:19
yep here u go mate:)
the tracking starts on the 24th, but if u go on there now there is some games an stuff to play.:cool:
By: Lindy's Lad - 23rd December 2007 at 19:18
Its not some random American base… its NORAD!
all credit there I think.:D
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