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Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in our weekly series called simply the “Friday Photo.” Each week we’ll share a great photo taken from the cockpit – one that shares the joy, beauty or fun of flying. If you’d like to join in, send your photo and description (using the format below) to: [email protected]
The view: Looking east at sunrise on climb out from Tinker AFB
The pilot: US Air Force Capt. Chris Spears
The airplane: USAF E-3B Sentry
The mission: Training flight to Chicago to work with fighters over Lake Michigan
The memory: Dark and stormy during takeoff and beautiful on climb out
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That is a gorgeous shot. This is part of why we fly.