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85-0009 (cn 500-0095) "Three Pop Alpha, traffic 10 o'clock and a mile, C-5 heavy 1000' feet below you." "Yes sir, I've got him in sight and am getting the Canon out now!" Needless to say a lot of luck went into this one, I even got the top strobe going off!

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A visitor from Dominican Republic posted Fri February 1, 2008: Fantastic my friend, just fantastic!!!
A visitor from Sweden posted Thu November 9, 2006: Fantastic photo of one of my absolute favorite aircrafts!
A visitor from Brazil posted Tue October 31, 2006: What a beauty eh?
A visitor from Spain posted Sun October 22, 2006: Great shoot! I've never seen this plane from this angle, Good work!
A visitor from United States posted Sun October 22, 2006: I was flying a 152 with my instructor and got in some wake turbulence from a C-5 taking off from Travis AFB 3000' above me. i will never forget my C-5 experience and i doubt u will either. great shot!
A visitor from Thailand posted Fri August 11, 2006: Never see a C-5 from this angle, fantastic!
A visitor from United States posted Wed August 2, 2006: Nice shot, but I hope there was a second pilot onboard serving as a safety pilot flying the airplane while you were futzing with the camera...
A visitor from United States posted Tue August 1, 2006: I think I would be in shock if I ever saw this....might shock me at first, but it would be well worth it. You're lucky you had a camera with you.
A visitor from United States posted Wed May 24, 2006: The focuss and apperture are very clear, which make the viewer feel comfortable and in detail.
A visitor from United States posted Tue May 16, 2006: Radar absorbant paint. Doesn't look to appealing but very effective in combat zone. HOOAH!!!
A visitor from Canada posted Tue April 25, 2006: What a great shot for modelers looking for detailed weathering on this big bird!
A visitor from United States posted Thu April 20, 2006: Cool caption
A visitor from United States posted Mon March 27, 2006: Those engines look almost too small to power this HUGE plane :)
A visitor from United States posted Mon March 20, 2006: Just love that plane
A visitor from Germany posted Mon February 20, 2006: Great photo and quite unique! I rember these C-5`s coming to Frankfurt/Rhein-Main AB in the 80s.
A visitor from United States posted Sat January 28, 2006: Great in flight shot of a great plane! I gotta get me a camera like that :)
A visitor from France posted Thu January 19, 2006: A rare view of this titan ! And a great light too. Prettyyyyyyyyyy nice !
A visitor from United States posted Thu January 19, 2006: Great shot - ex-C-5 flyer - good to see "Freddy" on airliners
A visitor from Ireland posted Fri January 6, 2006: Fantastic shot what a bird!!!!!john... ireland
A visitor from Jordan posted Fri January 6, 2006: WoW!! What a great shot from the top of C-5 .. Really i like this huge body
A visitor from United States posted Mon September 26, 2005: I love how you got the top strobe going off and have one question: how'd you get so lucky with this shot?
A visitor from Australia posted Thu September 22, 2005: Best Galaxy photo i've seen great work.
A visitor from United States posted Wed September 21, 2005: Very close shot photo and caught the strobe going off!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed September 21, 2005: Great shot - I love big flaps!
A visitor from Germany posted Tue September 20, 2005: Very rare shot!
A visitor from United States posted Tue September 20, 2005: Two words, excellent shot
A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue September 20, 2005: Excellent shot, while he had limited time. Nice comment by the way!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue September 20, 2005: What a top shot!!! rare to see a topside from the Galaxy! ... and what huge hanging slats this old bird has!! WOW!
A visitor from Ukraine posted Tue September 20, 2005: Excellent shot! Even ugly plane makes it interesting.