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Description Thunderbird flying in to refuel on the KC 135

Dream come true for me here..

flying in a KC 135.. taking pics of thunderbirds.. damn it was cool


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Comments: 108

SilverZeo [2011-11-23 06:39:17 +0000 UTC]

I would make a joke.. but MST3K took them all...

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wehju [2011-11-23 05:09:40 +0000 UTC]

YOU HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD you make me soooooooo jealous ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

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tomla134 [2011-11-23 05:07:51 +0000 UTC]

i wanna fly in a kc 135.....

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SnikelFritz [2011-11-23 04:38:50 +0000 UTC]

Sweet! I have a family friend that flys KC-135s. Cool it see it from this perspective

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Nizar89 [2011-11-23 04:28:25 +0000 UTC]

Fuck your weapons of mass destruction

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Dubnoreix [2011-11-23 04:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! I saw them do an airshow in Las Vegas not a week ago. Incredible!

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YS-Liliumsynth [2011-11-23 03:47:50 +0000 UTC]

whoa juz simply the FOURTH ever daily deviation that I faved and loved!!! ^^

simply astounding beyond the skies!^^

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Hallway-Ninja [2011-11-23 03:37:09 +0000 UTC]

I was fortunate enough see a show of these guys back in the 90s. They're so boss.

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iluffsmyferrets [2011-11-23 02:43:36 +0000 UTC]

YOU'RE SO LUCKY!

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SublimeBudd In reply to iluffsmyferrets [2012-09-17 19:40:45 +0000 UTC]

too true

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madmiaw [2011-11-23 01:57:03 +0000 UTC]

great shot!!
...feeding a falcon.... wish I could be there like you do ^^

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BatmanWithBunnyEars [2011-11-23 01:24:13 +0000 UTC]

Star Wars meets blue angels. Wow.

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Jetta-Windstar [2011-11-23 01:17:08 +0000 UTC]

omg, aviation nut here. awesome shot! you're soooo lucky to have gotten this!

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SublimeBudd In reply to Jetta-Windstar [2012-09-17 19:41:32 +0000 UTC]

it was a flight of a life time

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Chikrata [2011-11-23 00:14:21 +0000 UTC]

That is a rather incredible shot

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geovailpintor [2011-11-23 00:12:45 +0000 UTC]


you took this one?
if so its' pure genius
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SublimeBudd In reply to geovailpintor [2012-09-17 19:42:06 +0000 UTC]

took this one and many more. also shot video. thank you

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ByteStudio [2011-11-22 23:46:56 +0000 UTC]

You sir - and one lucky SOB - I am extremely jealous!!! glad you had your camera!!!

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SublimeBudd In reply to ByteStudio [2012-09-17 19:42:18 +0000 UTC]

heck yes. wouldnt have gone without it

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adambrowning [2011-11-22 23:44:17 +0000 UTC]

I watched a program about mid-air refuelling the other day, very interesting. Great shot!

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SublimeBudd In reply to adambrowning [2012-09-17 19:42:28 +0000 UTC]

i didnt even know they did it till this

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executioner-ed [2011-11-22 23:02:56 +0000 UTC]

layin on yer belly, passin gas. to the t-birds no less! epic.
congrats on the dd!

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SublimeBudd In reply to executioner-ed [2012-09-17 19:42:36 +0000 UTC]

HAHA

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LordCastigator [2011-11-22 22:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot. well done. I like...

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Artman40 [2011-11-22 22:42:19 +0000 UTC]

I bet aerial refueling is a difficult thing, especially during night with thunderstorm.

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ONI-Defense [2011-11-22 22:24:06 +0000 UTC]

An outstanding example of photojournalism, photographic quality is stunning, and that lucky occasion of yours to go up on a '135 to take these series of photographs was as just as well deserved as the Daily Deviation given today.

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SublimeBudd In reply to ONI-Defense [2012-09-17 19:43:11 +0000 UTC]

lucky circumstances. thanks!

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Vyrez-237 [2011-11-22 22:09:48 +0000 UTC]

Thats what I dream to do. Maybe you will be taken pics of me one day

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SublimeBudd In reply to Vyrez-237 [2012-09-17 19:43:21 +0000 UTC]

dream big!

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Vyrez-237 In reply to SublimeBudd [2012-09-17 21:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Haha. Most definitely!

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B1ackbird [2011-11-22 21:48:02 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Vaden28 [2011-11-22 20:26:11 +0000 UTC]

Wait a second... YOU took these pictures?! How did you get to do that?! Ugh, I'm SO jealous! What a spectacular opportunity! Congrats!

These are all beautiful shots! Great job! Even though I'm crazy jealous right now, I'm glad someone with your talent was giving the chance to take these!

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SublimeBudd In reply to Vaden28 [2012-09-17 19:43:46 +0000 UTC]

i went on a media flight and was taking video.. had to snap a few stills at the same time

thanks!

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Aviatrix-Ash [2011-11-22 19:15:19 +0000 UTC]

That's an amazing shot! I can't wait for them to come down for Sun N Fun

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supremextreme [2011-11-22 18:23:27 +0000 UTC]

hell of a shot! Bravo to the max!

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knotty02 [2011-11-22 18:09:23 +0000 UTC]

gwow! awesome shot!

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20concordes [2011-11-22 17:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Three letters WOW

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1pen [2011-11-22 17:43:58 +0000 UTC]

And I've been told I have the best job getting to be the one who shoots all the pro teams. hehehe. This is wonderful...what a great opportunity and it turned out magnificently. Congrats on the DD.

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SublimeBudd In reply to 1pen [2012-09-17 19:44:15 +0000 UTC]

if i only got to do this more. but it was amazing

your job sounds fun as well

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natachax [2011-11-22 17:20:34 +0000 UTC]

FANTASTIC!!!

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WillGArt [2011-11-22 16:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Incredible shot

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pinkboots [2011-11-22 16:29:33 +0000 UTC]

so awesome it makes me dizzy

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Halloween-reject [2011-11-22 16:26:37 +0000 UTC]

That is awesome!!

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bp2007 [2011-11-22 16:18:59 +0000 UTC]

Nice capture.

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ShockWaveX2 [2011-11-22 15:37:23 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!!

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lazerphea [2011-11-22 15:25:56 +0000 UTC]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen!

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capn-gary [2011-11-22 15:24:44 +0000 UTC]

I guess the only thing that's scarier is landing on a carrier deck!

Cool shot!

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TaaviTheRuler [2011-11-22 13:23:33 +0000 UTC]

A rare photo indeed. I haven't seen a Thunderbird jet during an aerial refuelling (though maybe it's just me). Excellent shot!

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SublimeBudd In reply to TaaviTheRuler [2012-09-17 19:44:53 +0000 UTC]

im not sure how often it has to happen..

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jadedPhotographer [2011-11-22 13:15:18 +0000 UTC]

Impressive.

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