“My wingman was about 1 mile out my right in perfect position when I grabbed the shot with a zoom lens.”
The stunning photo in this post depicts an AH-64D Longbow Apache with the 1-211th ARB (Army National Guard) returning to base in Salt Lake City after completing a training mission.
The photo was taken by Rob Williams during a night mission over Utah.
Here’s what Rob wrote to The Aviationist in an email:
“The moonshot represented a rare “target of opportunity”, so we took the shot! We were fortunate in having the timing work out so well. To get the scale right, the camera was positioned about a mile away from the inbound bird.”
The Supermoon on Nov. 14 was the closest a Full Moon has been to Earth since Jan. 26, 1948.
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“My wingman was about 1 mile out my right in perfect position when I grabbed the shot with a zoom lens.”
So, take a look at the crazy cool shot in this post, taken with a bit of preparation on the aircrew’s side and then check out the one of an F-15E against the Supermoon we published few days ago taken by a photogrpaher from the ground in UK. Who wins? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Many thanks to Rob Williams for sharing the photo with us!
