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Taken from Offutt AFB Control Tower (outside walkway) on 03 April 1990.Pentax K1000, 80-200 zoom, no I do not remember what film I used
First pass touch and go before this bird's final landing to join the SAC Museum.
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Awesome! The soldiers/pilots in the background really help put that plane into scale. I never knew it was that big. Wow.
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Thanks, I've always liked that shot... Mostly luck, plus some preparation... A buddy of mine was good friends with the guys in the control tower on base (he was a pilot and flew out of there frequently in their little civil-aviation planes), and when we heard they were going to be flying in the SR-71 for the museum he managed to get three of us up into the tower overlooking the runway. I was out on the external catwalk with my camera, and was able to capture these views as she came down and did a touch-n-go pass, then with the drogue chute deployed on a proud ol' bird's final landing...
It was an unforgettable sight, even thru a viewfinder
Jim
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