10 Shocking Things You Can See On Google Maps

By WhatCulture / September 9, 2016

2. Plane Crash

Although this looks like it might have been whipped up on Photoshop or something, the image you're seeing there is actually real - as in, it's viewable on Google Maps. But it has to be a joke, right? A wreckage of an actual plane crash, caught on Google Maps... there's gotta be a reason why we didn't hear about it.

Well, yes: although the image is real and the objects you're seeing really were there when the picture was taken, the plane crash itself was faked. It was part of a set for NBC's Trauma back in 2009, which was filmed on location at a Navy base in Alameda Point in California.

So, for once, here's a picture of a plane crash that you can genuinely enjoy.