Posted on 01/18/2008 5:06:07 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
In September, 2003, the picture below showed up on several websites. I remember the day it came out because it was absolutely amazing, but it seemed to be an impossible shot. The aviation boards were full of rumors about the picture being fake but few days later, more details surfaced on the accident and how this REAL picture was captured.
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“we’re going to need a bigger helicopter...”
“...and more bait.”
The pic may be phoney but yer tagline sure is real...
Awesome photo — reminds me of a Schlieren photograph of density gradients. The clarity of the shockwaves is amazing.
I’d guess that is the exhibition over the San Fran Bay looking over at Tiburon.
Not really, the Blues fly wore out pieces of junk that the fleet has used up and grounded. They strip them down to reduce weight as much as possible, glue them back together and put a purdy paint job on them.
A very good friend is a Marine Harrier driver and he says it is amazing how they fly as well as what those planes realy are. That is why the techs are working their butts of just to keep the things in the air.
On the other hand, the T Birds used to advertise that their planes were current fighters that could be doing combat missions in 24 hrs. Repaint over the red, white and blue, re-install wing racks and go shoot em up bang bang.
This one caused an actual LOL.
It’s a classic.
Can you share THE most amazing jet picture with us, or provide a link.
But I have a bunch that are more amazing than that one.
Please, don’t take my comments as criticism or questioning your judgment! I’m speaking purely from personal experience and in my world this is almost an impossible photo.
Thanks!
Serves him right for dressing like a SEAL.
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