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Love of flying: a rare reunion for pilot couple

Maj. John R. Blankenship, a B-52 Stratofortress pilot with the 96th Bomb Squadron, his wife Maj. Natasha E. Blankenship, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 183rd Airlift Squadron in Jackson, Mississippi, and their year and a half old son, Dane, enjoy the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 18, 2019. Over 80,000 spectators from the Ark-La-Tex region May 18 and 19, 2019 to witness a full weekend of military and civilian aircraft performances and displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

PHOTO BY: Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman
VIRIN: 190518-F-LC363-1168.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

29

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

5000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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