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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, records his wife Maj. Natasha E. Blankenship, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 183rd Airlift Squadron in Jackson, Mississippi, as she lands a C-17 as apart of the Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 16, 2019. The Blankenships met each other during pilots training and have been married for the past eight years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

PHOTO BY: Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman
VIRIN: 190516-F-LC363-1039.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

APERTURE

32

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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