Archive for July 2nd, 2009
A Flight in History
Currently listening to: Shiver by Coldplay
As the co-pilot put so simply, “There’s nothing like it”. The silver lining of the plane gleamed in the sunlight as it landed and pulled closer to me and other members of the media. The engine kept going for a bit, muting any conversation being had around the plane due to massive volume of the machine. Finally the engine turned off and I began taking pictures of both the inside and outside of the plane, just waiting for the official word to strap myself in and head up into the air. Unfortunately, this had to wait a day because of insurance papers taking their time getting to the airport authority. But sure enough, we were in the sky the next day. Being able to say I got to ride in the nose of a WWII bomber (see image below) is definitely something I won’t soon forget. Click here for the audio slideshow.
Scope on Machine Gun
Bomb Release
A view
My sitting position in the nose of the plane
Look for a post next week with images from this week’s work. I’ll be shooting Fourth of July celebrations in Seeley Lake over the weekend. Hopefully I get some images that are soaked in red, white, and blue.
