On Friday, Shawn asked if I would "meet him at work" to take a few pictures. I arrived at the LZ (Landing Zone) by the beach a little early and waited...and waited...and waited some more when finally I heard them coming. There is no mistaking the sound of a CH-53 helicopter overhead, so imagine the rumble of six coming your way! At first they were in such a tight formation it was impossible to distinguish individual aircraft in the group...
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I stood on top of the truck and took pictures as fast as I could (I'm trying to avoid using the usual terms like "shot at" and "fired away" right now). I didn't know at the time which helo my husband was flying but it turned out I got some great shots pictures of him...
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I was standing on that truck, excited about the chance to take such close-up photos of these guys at work when suddenly I realized they were going to take off again right over my head. Hurricane strength winds, people. Right. Over. My. Head. I actually started to shake but couldn't bring myself to stop
shooting taking pictures and take cover...
So, I laid flat on my back on that truck, held tight to my camera and captured these...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJw1dyJGLt04D5pUvdKrmEjxW2PGKi9BUCFxnbBdsqij8ds87ZWYXui2FXwoka1BoUzoyGAguSE0-sYZ7LzGh-y09BqhdFW59yZJT4vxufQKRk3poULp5jUI22tKqdjaJP8diZ0UdXDc/s640/DSC_2199.JPG)
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And then they were gone. As quickly as they appeared over the beach, they disappeared over the trees toward home, leaving me feeling a little silly in that field and excited to find out what I had in my camera. What a rush.
Have you ever been to a good air show? I highly recommend it. Check around, find one in your area, (take some earplugs), and prepare to be amazed.