“That said, who was the supposed “real photographer?” And his career has him normally shooting photos from a military jet? I didn’t think you could take all that gear up with you into an ejection seat.”
Sure you can.
There was a Naval Aviator by the name of C.J. Heatley who did some great photography from both the front and rear seat of an F-14.
http://www.check-6.com/gallery/pilots/F-14-Tomcat-RIO-by-CJ-Heatley.php
Okay. You’re right about Naval Aviators taking aerial photography of flying in a jet; to include those things in and around the a/c.
I didn’t word my thoughts the best that I could have. I still don’t know if I can accurately word what I’m thinking. But I’ll take another stab at it.
I don’t believe this “picture-taking mission” occurred, because if someone wanted a great shot from up above AF1, taking pictures from the inside of a canopy will *look* like they were taken from inside a canopy.
Isn’t this type of photography best done via an a/c with a camera down below the plane in one of those glass-like bubbles?
Does that make sense?