Approach (repost for duncanoooo) by junge1
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This is a repost for duncanooo, he was there. I was one of the three guys on the bridge and had all intentions to take a picture of the approaching aircraft, a KC-135E. But as it came toward us at about 300 mph and fully accelarating, the jet intake noise of the four engines was loud. I did the thing that came naturally, I held my ears and ducked.
I found out later from the co-pilot that they were flying about 90-ft. above the waterlevel. The bridge connecting Beale with Wake Island is about 12-ft. above the water, my eye level is 5.5-ft. above ground level. That makes the aircrat about 72-73-ft. above my eye level. So ducking was the prudent thing to do.
The flight was intended as a morale booster, and it achieved that - easily.
This picture was taken in March 1990 and later scanned.
Thank you for viewing and commenting, and thanks for any favs,Sig...
Comments (37)
Good shot! Imagine the noise level for the people on the bridge...I just noticed them. Like this...
@bmac62. Bill, I was one of the three guys on the bridge.
man i guess i would have jumped out of my pants hihi,amazing.
super Foto!!!!!
nice shot...
Excellente capture!
Excellent capture!!!!
Excellent capture my friend.
Fanstastic photo
Excellent capture!!!
This is a favorite. Really cool shot!
very cool capture!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Duck! I'd be jumping up to get nearer! Pant swelling picture, mate! Brilliant! Rob
An amazing photo and a real experience: you could become deaf (have you?)!
Amazing capture!
Wonderful capture Sig! :)
!!!!!!!!!!
I'd have held my ears & ducked too! Amazing!
I'm glad he didn't decide to fly under the bridge. A clipped wing KC-135 might be able to pull more g's but it doesn't cruise well.
WOW..!!!! SUPERB PHOTO AND EXCELLENT IMAGE..!!!
Very nice scene. Great shot!
Morale booster???? who for ? the crew? certainly not you and your friends, that's for sure. Hell of an experience all the same, and glad you're friend stayed back to get the picture.
Coming in on a wing and a pier!
Captura fantástica, excelente, aplausos (5)
Cool shot!
YES!!! Much better image and memory of Wake Island..... ahhh the good old days. The bridge had light poles too.
amazing photo and excellent capture sig!!
Very cool image. Must have been quite an experience. If you were on the bridge though, who took this shot?
what a story ! I would have been really afraid ! Nice picture !
Fantastic shot!! and experience!