Air Force jet pictures

By Dan Abendschein on November 14, 2008 12:24 PM | | Comments (16) |

Some amateurish pictures I managed to snap of the Air Force jets flying over Pasadena this morning. In true amateur fashion, I missed a really great photo opportunity with the second shot, as the first plane (a B-52?) was so low it looked as if it was about to fly into the building shown.

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Disappearing behind the building:

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And the smaller jet (likely an F-16, I am now told):

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16 Comments

E Zunino said:
It would be nice to get notification of these events before-hand. I had my battery pack recharging and my SD disk in my computer downloading photos when the first jets went over. Managed to get some photos of the fighters and the U2 - which is a lot bigger than I imagined but so much quieter than the other jets.
November 14, 2008 1:13 PM
Dan said:
I am with you E- I wish the Air Force had dropped us a line.
November 14, 2008 2:08 PM
Anonymous said:
yeah, advanced notice would have been nice. The larger one is definitely a B52. The smaller one is too small for me to be sure if it's an F16 or not.
November 14, 2008 3:48 PM
Nick said:
The top picture are of a B-52 the bottom looks more like a U2 However I was on the 101 freeway in Hollywood and spotted a B-1B (bomber) flying in front of the Hollywood Sign following the Hollywood Hills towards the coast. Yes it would have been nice to know in advance so we could have taken a break from our daily life to watch the planes we pay for fly by!
November 14, 2008 4:55 PM
Matt said:
These were the following planes that flew over. I got a nice view of them through my binoculars. 1) B-52 Stratofortress 2) U-2 Spy plane 3) F-16 Fighting Falcon 4) F-22 Raptor
November 14, 2008 9:40 PM
Marcel Rodarte said:
Matt, you called it right. These planes are part of the Air Force Week celebration that is going on throughout L.A. and the I.E. I am a reservist at March and I can also tell you that these planes did not take off from Los Angeles Air Force Base. I know this because that base does not have an airfield. The planes most likely originated from their home bases do do the flyover.
November 15, 2008 8:35 AM
Marcel Rodarte said:
Matt, you called it right. These planes are part of the Air Force Week celebration that is going on throughout L.A. and the I.E. I am a reservist at March and I can also tell you that these planes did not take off from Los Angeles Air Force Base. I know this because that base does not have an airfield. The planes most likely originated from their home bases do do the flyover.
November 15, 2008 8:35 AM
Sheri Stevenson said:
A memorial mass at St. Elizabeth's Church in Pasadena had just concluded for our beloved friend, Margaret Urban, when the planes flew over. Thank you for the final salute in her memory. We appreciate it!
November 15, 2008 3:11 PM
mike alerich said:
Thanks Marcel, I never saw a runway at LA Base, driveway 'yes', runway 'no'. Still wish we could have had a 'Heads up' on this rare event.
November 15, 2008 4:59 PM
jheatz said:
What caught my attention was the low flying plane (just like the top photo) swaying left to right - then going into a nose dive for about 2 seconds (probably over PCC). Yes it'd be nice to have a heads up!
November 16, 2008 8:34 PM
bob said:
surprize you problily think they should let you know when are attacking some one invading us to
November 17, 2008 9:06 AM
say what said:
I don't know where you got these pics but that was not the plane we saw. There were no engines on the large so-called cargo plane and it made no noise.... You trippin!!!!
November 17, 2008 3:12 PM
Marcel Rodarte said:
say what: You may have seen a fly over of a B-2 bomber. These stealth bombers do not have external engines are are extremely quiet comapared to other large aircraft. The Air Force did have a website that had a schedule of events around So. Cal. but I am not sure if it is still up.
December 10, 2008 10:29 AM
Marcel Rodarte said:
The last picture posted is a U-2 spy plane. It is a high altitude recon aircraft that is also very quiet in flight.
January 28, 2009 1:27 PM
joey racano said:
What kind of sicko psychotic nation of warmongering idiot brains would close hospitals and build war machines like these? What the F is the point? 'I'm a freakin' nazi psycho? Is that it? Good god what a bunch of losers who certainly dont deserve this beautiful planet. Self destruct as soon as possible, will ya? Thanx love joey xoxoxo www.earthsourcemedia.com
April 17, 2010 7:00 PM
joey racano said:
What kind of sicko psychotic nation of warmongering idiot brains would close hospitals and build war machines like these? What the F is the point? 'I'm a freakin' nazi psycho? Is that it? Good god what a bunch of losers who certainly dont deserve this beautiful planet. Self destruct as soon as possible, will ya? Thanx love joey xoxoxo www.earthsourcemedia.com
April 17, 2010 7:01 PM

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