Plane Pr0n – Joint Services Edition
Showing some “Joint” love today…(also gives us a chance to flight test a new feature)
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Very, very cool. I saw a B1-B do a Monday Night Football game in Jacksonville, a pair of them, and they tapped burner over the stadium. We were working about a half mile away, and the whole building shook. Helluva sight, that’s for sure.
Airliners.net much? 😉
I think I have about a quarter of those pictures on my hard drive. Definitely a lot of cool ones. I particularly liked the Chinook standing on its nose.