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The inland Florida Everglades is known as the "River of Grass".
These boats fly through the grasses with ease. At times the only
thing visible is their high red/orange flag over the tall saw-grass...
Airboat ~ sunset ~ Broward County ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
(two more airboat photos in the comments)
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An airboat, also known as a fanboat, is a flat-bottomed vessel
(jon boat) propelled in a forward direction by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in the Florida Everglades, parts of the Indian River Lagoon, the Kissimmee and St. Johns Rivers, as well as Louisiana Bayous, where they are used for fishing, bowfishing, hunting, and eco-tourism, and in other marshy and/or shallow areas where a standard inboard or outboard engine with a submerged propeller would be impractical.
With over 3200 images from the last two days I'll be editing and uploading images for a long time ... but for now here are a few more.
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This 389th FS "Thunderbolts" F-15E Strike Eagle is seen getting airborne from Nellis AFB at the start of a Red Flag 08-2.1 mission.
The aircraft is based at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
Two different eras of Boeing in the skies over Las Vegas - that's a Southwest 737-8 Max climbing out of LAS in the distance.
My wife and I visited Las Vegas to check out Red Flag 21-3, a big exercise for the USAF, Navy, and some foreign countries. It's a great experience watching so many warplanes coming and going. Las Vegas in August is HOT - as in over 100 degrees so we were sweltering. I still can't seem to get consistent tack sharp photos of the high speed takeoffs so I will keep practicing. Any advice is welcome.
I took these photos outside of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, in early August 2021.
A South Korean air force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a sortie at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2014, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft, U.S. Air Force/Released)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands after a Red Flag 15-2 sortie March 11, 2015, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag provides a series of intense air-to-air scenarios for aircrew and ground personnel to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness for future real-world operations. The F-16 is assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika/Released)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II performs a show of force during Red Flag-Alaska 14-2, June 23, 2014, over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska. The A-10 provides close air support, typically called in by joint terminal attack controllers, to ground units with its GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun. The aircraft is assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Perras/Released)
With over 3200 images from the last two days I'll be editing and uploading images for a long time ... but for now here are a few more.
All images © Allen Rockwell 2008