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<\/a><\/p>\nThis looks like Hollywood, north of downtown LA, and looking north, toward the Hollywood sign on the hill, and Griffith Observatory to the right of it.<\/p>\n
Looking to the west, this is Santa Monica Blvd., with Beverly Hills neighborhoods on the right and the two triangular towers of Century City in upper left.<\/p>\n Then two photos of the Downey facility itself, with part of the copter in view.<\/p>\n This must have been on the way back; it looks like the 405 freeway, with gated estates in the hills on either side above it.<\/p>\n A few photos from an undated helicopter ride, on a gloomy day, from Rocketdyne in Canoga Park to the Rockwell facility in Downey CA, about a 40 mile drive and so somewhat shorter by direct flight. Probably mid 1990s. Why … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"