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Photo From: Allan Tarvid - Album: Military Photos--People/Scenes
Description: Thunderbirds at a Helena MT air show in June of 2009. Uploaded: 12/9/2023 by Allan Tarvid
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Camera Make - NIKON CORPORATIONCamera Model - NIKON D200F-Stop - F/10Shutter Speed - 1/400 secFocal Length - 180 mmISO-200
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(5/19/2025) Robert Bauersmith wrote:
The Thunderbird pilots are considered some of the best in the Air Force. We had one come into our Wing in 1960, he was transitioning into the U-2, considered the most difficult plane to fly. In addition to it's ability to fly higher than anything else with wings it was the ONLY airplane in which the pilot could NOT see the runway when landing, he had to be talked down by another pilot in a chase car. The guy, in spite of his experience and skills couldn't land the plane, not seeing the runway really freaked him out. When they finally got him back on the ground he was gone three days later.
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