This B-52H (60-0002) arrived into RAF Fairford on a divert and by chance I shot it as it departed Fairford as MYTEE51 back to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana
There is nothing quite like this eight engined monster on full power on take off.
Just before 1am local time, two B-2A Stealth Bombers arrived into RAF Fairford under the call signs DEATH11 (Spirit of New York) and 12 (Spirit of Georgia) from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. These jets of course being from the 509th Bomb Wing.
DEATH13 (Spirit of Mississippi) arrived around 20 minutes later but I missed shooting it as all my gear was packed away!
This was pretty much as close to seeing a UFO as it gets I think!
Day 5 of 5 from a steaming hot Rainbow/Star Wars Canyon in the Summer of 2019.
As well as F-18s we were lucky enough to get WA and OT tail coded F-15Cs from Nellis as well as a load of F-35C Lightnings on this day. A stunning end to an already awesome trip to the U.S.A.
Known locally as Rainbow Canyon, this staggeringly beautiful location lies in the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert at the western side of the Death Valley National park in Inyo County, California. The canyon is 5.5 miles long and sits at the end of the Jedi Transition, a route between point C and point J of the Sidewinder low level training route. Fighters and other military aircraft use this route to enhance their low level flying skills as they thread their multimillion dollar jets through this tight valley. The Jedi transition allows pilots to miss out a section of the Sidewinder from Owens Lake, just south of Lone Pine (Point C), and drop into Panamint Valley at Point J. The area is teaming with military aircraft activity including air-to-air practice, mid-air refuelling and other training taking place throughout the day and night.
We’ll be back!
Day 4 of 5 from a steaming hot Rainbow/Star Wars Canyon in the Summer of 2019.
Known locally as Rainbow Canyon, this staggeringly beautiful location lies in the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert at the western side of the Death Valley National park in Inyo County, California. The canyon is 5.5 miles long and sits at the end of the Jedi Transition, a route between point C and point J of the Sidewinder low level training route. Fighters and other military aircraft use this route to enhance their low level flying skills as they thread their multimillion dollar jets through this tight valley. The Jedi transition allows pilots to miss out a section of the Sidewinder from Owens Lake, just south of Lone Pine (Point C), and drop into Panamint Valley at Point J. The area is teaming with military aircraft activity including air-to-air practice, mid-air refuelling and other training taking place throughout the day and night.
We arrived in California just two days after the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Ridgecrest on July 4th and took NAWS China Lake out of action until the 11th July. Throughout the week we felt several aftershocks from this quake, including 4.5 and 4.4 magnitude quakes on this day.
Day 3 of 5 from a steaming hot Rainbow/Star Wars Canyon in the Summer of 2019.
We also had a three earthquakes on this day, a 3.7, a 4.5 then a 4.4 magnitude. I didn’t film those of course!
Known locally as Rainbow Canyon, this staggeringly beautiful location lies in the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert at the western side of the Death Valley National park in Inyo County, California. The canyon is 5.5 miles long and sits at the end of the Jedi Transition, a route between point C and point J of the Sidewinder low level training route. Fighters and other military aircraft use this route to enhance their low level flying skills as they thread their multimillion dollar jets through this tight valley. The Jedi transition allows pilots to miss out a section of the Sidewinder from Owens Lake, just south of Lone Pine (Point C), and drop into Panamint Valley at Point J. The area is teaming with military aircraft activity including air-to-air practice, mid-air refuelling and other training taking place throughout the day and night.
We arrived in California just two days after the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Ridgecrest on July 4th and took NAWS China Lake out of action until the 11th July. Throughout the week we felt several aftershocks from this quake, including 4.5 and 4.4 magnitude quakes on this day.
My brother and I visited Star Wars Canyon in the summer of 2019 for one week to shoot some low level aviation action. What a treat we had with F-18s, F-15s, F-35s, F-16s, a T-38 and even a B-52, not to mention several earthquakes!
Known locally as Rainbow Canyon, this staggeringly beautiful location lies in the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert at the western side of the Death Valley National park in Inyo County, California. The canyon is 5.5 miles long and sits at the end of the Jedi Transition, a route between point C and point J of the Sidewinder low level training route. Fighters and other military aircraft use this route to enhance their low level flying skills as they thread their multimillion dollar jets through this tight valley. The Jedi transition allows pilots to miss out a section of the Sidewinder from Owens Lake, just south of Lone Pine (Point C), and drop into Panamint Valley at Point J. The area is teaming with military aircraft activity including air-to-air practice, mid-air refuelling and other training taking place throughout the day and night.
We arrived in California just two days after the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Ridgecrest on July 4th and took NAWS China Lake out of action until the 11th July. Throughout the week we felt several aftershocks from this quake, including 4.5 and 4.4 magnitude quakes – definitely not what you want to feel when sitting precariously on a few boulders that are perched on several hundred feet of loose scree on a sheer cliff edge!
My brother and I visited Star Wars Canyon in the summer of 2019 for one week to shoot some low level aviation action. What a treat we had with F-18s, F-15s, F-35s, F-16s, a T-38 and even a B-52, not to mention several earthquakes!
Known locally as Rainbow Canyon, this staggeringly beautiful location lies in the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert at the western side of the Death Valley National park in Inyo County, California. The canyon is 5.5 miles long and sits at the end of the Jedi Transition, a route between point C and point J of the Sidewinder low level training route. Fighters and other military aircraft use this route to enhance their low level flying skills as they thread their multimillion dollar jets through this tight valley. The Jedi transition allows pilots to miss out a section of the Sidewinder from Owens Lake, just south of Lone Pine (Point C), and drop into Panamint Valley at Point J. The area is teaming with military aircraft activity including air-to-air practice, mid-air refuelling and other training taking place throughout the day and night.
We arrived in California just two days after the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Ridgecrest on July 4th and took NAWS China Lake out of action until the 11th July. Throughout the week we felt several aftershocks from this quake, including 4.5 and 4.4 magnitude quakes – definitely not what you want to feel when sitting precariously on a few boulders that are perched on several hundred feet of loose scree on a sheer cliff edge!
Monday 20th August 2018
x2 RF-4Es and x1 RF-4EJ Phantom IIs from the 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron recover back to #Hyakuri AB. This was the first morning mission from our week long trip to Japan to shoot these rare birds of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (#JASDF).
This video was shot from the towers of the peace garden on the east side of the main runways. Hyakuri is a truly magical base to watch and film these amazing jets and their friendly crew.
Monday 20th August 2018
x2 RF-4Es and x1 RF-4EJ Phantom IIs from the 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron depart #Hyakuri AB. This was the first morning mission from our week long trip to Japan to shoot these rare birds of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (#JASDF).
This video was shot from the towers of the peace garden on the east side of the main runways. Hyakuri is a truly magical base to watch and film these amazing jets and their friendly crew.
A short promo video for a series of aviation movies documenting our trip to Japan to shoot the JASDF at Hyakuri Air Base.
This video features the McDonnell-Douglas RF-4E and Mitsubishi RF-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai Phantoms as well as the Mitsubishi F-15J and Kawasaki T-4.
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