F-15 Flyby

Dec 04, 2006 09:48 PM

By Will Glynn

I was riding shotgun down the Florida Turnpike (northbound near Mirimar) around 4:00 PM EDT today when I heard a noise out the left side of the car. It was loud, and I couldn’t identify it as a car or motorcycle or anything. I caught a glimpse of planes flying low and fast over the freeway, raised my camera from my lap, clicked on the power, and snapped a few pictures.

Four F-15s flying in formation, likely in preparation for a flyby of the nearby Dolphin Stadium. Later research indicates that there was a Dolphins vs. Jaguars game starting at 4:05 PM, which seems to confirm this suspicion.

My camera went from off to having captured six frames in a matter of two and a half seconds or less. I love this thing.

This was at extreme range, even for a 200mm lens on an APS-C camera sensor (like 320mm on a 35mm camera). Here’s a 1:1 crop:

UPDATE: Good catch, Troy. I saw two engines and two tails, assumed they were Navy planes, and wasn’t particularly awake when I posted this. Oh well

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   Not to nitpick but those are Air Force F-15 Eagles. You can tell by the tails. Other than that, all I can say is “wish I was there”!

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