Strange formation over SF last week.
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Strange formation over SF last week.
An interesting photo came up on a local nextdoor app taken last week shows an Airbus A-340-300 in formation with 2 F-15’s.
Photo was taken from Marin county and the Airbus has no registration displayed underside.
It looks real to me but does anybody know why a 340 would be hanging out with a pair of fast jets?
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Photo was taken from Marin county and the Airbus has no registration displayed underside.
It looks real to me but does anybody know why a 340 would be hanging out with a pair of fast jets?
cheers
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An interesting photo came up on a local nextdoor app taken last week shows an Airbus A-340-300 in formation with 2 F-15’s.
Photo was taken from Marin county and the Airbus has no registration displayed underside.
It looks real to me but does anybody know why a 340 would be hanging out with a pair of fast jets?
cheers
Photo was taken from Marin county and the Airbus has no registration displayed underside.
It looks real to me but does anybody know why a 340 would be hanging out with a pair of fast jets?
cheers
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Well, some more info has come to light.
The person who posted the picture on the nextdoor app has clarified that the picture he posted was "for reference only", it was NOT taken recently or in the bay area and is a stock image downloaded from the web.
So disregard the Airbus, I suspect it was taken many years ago.
So I assume these folks saw a 135 from Travis however in the 9 years I have lived in the area I have never seen a refueller down low, especially with several fast jets in tow?
Cheers for now.
The person who posted the picture on the nextdoor app has clarified that the picture he posted was "for reference only", it was NOT taken recently or in the bay area and is a stock image downloaded from the web.
So disregard the Airbus, I suspect it was taken many years ago.
So I assume these folks saw a 135 from Travis however in the 9 years I have lived in the area I have never seen a refueller down low, especially with several fast jets in tow?
Cheers for now.
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So I actually have an answer to your original question.
It was a KC-135 and a two ship of Eagles from the Guard unit in Fresno. A dude I was at an assignment with a few years ago was in the Eagle two ship and posted the photos on his Facebook 4 days ago. Looked like they were getting some shots over the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. I haven't talked to him since that assignment but I can ask him if the photos are shareable.
Public Affairs photo shoots over national landmarks are pretty common honestly and tankers are the best way to take them.
It was a KC-135 and a two ship of Eagles from the Guard unit in Fresno. A dude I was at an assignment with a few years ago was in the Eagle two ship and posted the photos on his Facebook 4 days ago. Looked like they were getting some shots over the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. I haven't talked to him since that assignment but I can ask him if the photos are shareable.
Public Affairs photo shoots over national landmarks are pretty common honestly and tankers are the best way to take them.
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So I actually have an answer to your original question.
It was a KC-135 and a two ship of Eagles from the Guard unit in Fresno. A dude I was at an assignment with a few years ago was in the Eagle two ship and posted the photos on his Facebook 4 days ago. Looked like they were getting some shots over the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. I haven't talked to him since that assignment but I can ask him if the photos are shareable.
Public Affairs photo shoots over national landmarks are pretty common honestly and tankers are the best way to take them.
It was a KC-135 and a two ship of Eagles from the Guard unit in Fresno. A dude I was at an assignment with a few years ago was in the Eagle two ship and posted the photos on his Facebook 4 days ago. Looked like they were getting some shots over the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. I haven't talked to him since that assignment but I can ask him if the photos are shareable.
Public Affairs photo shoots over national landmarks are pretty common honestly and tankers are the best way to take them.
I will pass this on with thanks for the clarification.
And it would be awesome to see the pics!
cheers
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