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Boeing 737-700 (01-0015)
With the first of over 90 hot air balloons rising into the moment-of-sunrise early morning sky in the background, this Boeing C-40B (01-0015) accelerates along 16R as it departs Reno after a weekend stay.
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This was taken on the final morning of the annual Great Reno Balloon Race. Just as the sun pops into view over the Virginia Range Mountains east of the city, all the hot air balloons are launched from Rancho San Rafael Park for the Mass Ascension event, and some of them can be seen being inflated in the background. I have no idea who was on board the C-40B, but judging by all the other military aircraft that were also here (a Navy C-40, four Apache copters, a pair of Ospreys, this C-40B, and a chartered Sierra Pacific B735), the occupants of this government fleetbird were not here to watch hot air balloons. lol
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awesome capture gary, 5 stars, perfect
Gary... *F*I*V*E* Stars!!!
Awesome shot! I will be uploading some images I took during the CCA tomorrow. Come check em out!
Gary, I think this was the same weekend as Tailhook at the Nugget. Nice light there and see you at Fallon again soon?
My apologies for the late reply ... was away on a photo r/trip and did not get a chance to see these comments until yesterday. Greg, Sam, Cliff, E-pro, and H-jet >>> Hi to you all and TY for the comments. Habu >> Hey, D, I'm there tomorrow (Thurs, Sep 28). Are you in tomorrow's group? Hope to see you. Also, I'd forgotten it was Tailhook weekend. That definitely explains this one and all the visiting a/c. (Wave)
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 19-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Colorado Sprgs Muni (KCOS) | Near Norway House, Manitoba | 08:40AM MDT | Last seen 11:49AM CDT | 2:08 |
| 18-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | Colorado Sprgs Muni (KCOS) | 09:49AM EDT | 11:18AM MDT | 3:28 |
| 17-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | 07:16PM MDT | 01:10AM EDT (+1) | 3:54 |
| 17-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | 02:12PM EDT | 04:39PM MDT | 4:26 |
| 12-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Macdill Afb (KMCF) | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | 08:53AM EDT | 10:52AM EDT | 1:59 |
| 11-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | Near Tampa, FL | 09:36AM EDT | Last seen 11:36AM EDT | 2:00 |
| 09-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | 07:06PM PDT | 02:31AM EDT (+1) (?) | 4:24 |
| 09-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Joint Base Andrews (KADW) | Near Los Angeles, CA | 03:25PM EDT | 05:30PM PDT | 5:04 |
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