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Death Valley experience - jet buzz

Old May 19, 2022 | 11:09 AM
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Hi all,
So last week I traveled to Death Valley for a solo photoshoot and had a great time on the way there. As I was entering the park on a long stretch of road, I noticed two F-35 fighter jets coming the opposite direction parallel to the freeway, very low, about a few hundred feet off the ground. The second one slowed down significantly as he passed, and decided to give him a big wave (yes, they were that close). I thought it was great and had a smile on my face. But then as I continued I look into my rear view mirror, and these guys had made a ripping 180 turn and were directly above the road coming straight at me. I immediately moved over and got out as the first one absolutely buzzed the crap out of my Defender, with me waving like a kid. The first one barrel rolled before reaching my vehicle and once he passed he banked left.
After the 1st one passed, I quickly grabbed my camera to capture the second. He did a knife edge pass over the vehicle at super low altitude and continued following the first one. Anyway, what a nice highlight to this trip.

1st jet pass, from the dashcam:


2nd jet pass:




And finally some photos from the actual shoot and offroading fun.




 
Old May 19, 2022 | 11:27 AM
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Great video and fantastic photos!
 
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Old May 19, 2022 | 08:12 PM
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all of this is extremely bad *** !
 
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Old May 19, 2022 | 11:52 PM
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Amazing shots and video. Thanks for sharing these. The Black looks great with the dirt accents. I like me some dirt.
 
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