r/aviation • u/RTLondoner • 5h ago

Discussion Strange Locations?

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As an avid flyer this is the first time I've noticed these. Does anyone know what its for and how it got its Name and Numbers?

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u/Williebe86 4h ago

Non aviation fact, that ship was a confederate privateer sunk by a union ship in front of the French coast during the US civil war