There is a hidden flight simulator in Google earth desktop app. Yes, you can fly a plane over real earth view, anywhere in the world.
Just go to tools > flight simulator > Chose a plane to fly > choose a view, where you want to fly > Click on start flight and enjoy
Flight over the ‘New York, USA’:
Flight over the ‘Statue of Liberty, USA’:
Flight over the ‘Taj Mahal, India’:
Flight over the ‘Colosseum, Rome’:
Enjoy the flight!
Edit 1: The tool is old but but still its an amazing tool.
Edit 2: Tutorial links:
Fly around the world with Google Earth