That's the title of a fascinating collection of photographs of low-level flying collected by Vintage Wings of Canada. Here are a few examples to whet your appetite.
A USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt that flew too low on a strafing mission in Italy in 1944.
Amazingly, the pilot was able to fly 150 miles back to base with the propeller in that condition!
Amazingly, the pilot was able to fly 150 miles back to base with the propeller in that condition!
A restored B-17 Flying Fortress making a very low pass in England some years ago
An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 707 making an ultra-low flypast in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1995.
According to the pilot, at one point his radar altimeter registered an altitude of only 6 feet!
According to the pilot, at one point his radar altimeter registered an altitude of only 6 feet!
There are many more images at the link. Great viewing for aviation enthusiasts.
Peter
That reminds me of my mother telling me that when in ww2 she was working on a farm in the midlands with lots of airfields neraby they would often end up face down in the field as a fighter came back flying at hedge height.
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