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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name "Verdant Meadows" means "full of green vegetation" but the airstrip is the opposite, implying that the name is a joke. | *The name "Verdant Meadows" means "full of green vegetation" but the airstrip is the opposite, implying that the name is a joke. | ||
*Mike Toreno claims it previously belonged to Russians, implying that it might | *Mike Toreno claims it previously belonged to Russians, implying that it might have been used as a place for spies of the former Soviet Union to spy on [[Area 69]]. | ||
*The runway is flanked by dozens of plane wreckages. Given the proximity of the No-Fly area, it could be assumed that these wreckages are the remains of passenger jets that flew over the No-Fly area and were shot down. This is also supported by the fact that the base is directly south of the Airstrip. However, because the wrecks sit perfectly in "parking spaces" (so to speak), it's also possible that they were simply aircraft that were no longer needed (or usable) by the previous owner of the airfield, and thus were scrapped. | *The runway is flanked by dozens of plane wreckages. Given the proximity of the No-Fly area, it could be assumed that these wreckages are the remains of passenger jets that flew over the No-Fly area and were shot down. This is also supported by the fact that the base is directly south of the Airstrip. However, because the wrecks sit perfectly in "parking spaces" (so to speak), it's also possible that they were simply aircraft that were no longer needed (or usable) by the previous owner of the airfield, and thus were scrapped. | ||
*The aircraft garage can store land vehicles, too. However, this only works on occasion. | *The aircraft garage can store land vehicles, too. However, this only works on occasion. | ||