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Fat Albert. The Blue Angel C-130 Hurcules. Picture of a fly-by left wing tilted down.

The Blue Angels at the Spirit of St. Louis Air show; Spirit of St. Louis Airport.

Wave to the camera. Co-pilot waves to photographer from Winair De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.

KLM 747 at Maho Beach, St. Maarten, N.A.

Playing with my new camera in my fathers backyard in Northern Michigan last month. Of course it wasn't until way later that I discovered I had captured not only a love photo of the northern woods but

All the birds return to their home. Tail Flash Post deployment homecoming, all F-16's safely tucked into their squadron's 'home'.

Airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron stroll into their home base after a 7 month deployment to Korea.

The Thunderbirds making windows rattle and polishing up their skills one day before their Air show at Luke AFB.

USAF F16 Pilot post 'Fini Flight'. This is the final flight for this pilot in the f16 at this particular squadron. Often times being duct tapped to the jet and sprayed down with a firehose post flight

My Husband, an F16 Pilot returning home from a 7 month deployment to Korea. This photo was shot about one minute before throwing my camera down and wrapping my arms around him.

My first try at astronomy photography. Telescope pulled from the box, my husband and i captured this shot during a 'Super Moon'.

"The Thunderbirds have arrived!" The secret to the best air show ever, arriving right as the thunderbirds show up to a performance location. Photo was taken during the thunderbirds pre- air show pract

Vintage aircraft cut through the sunset sky during a pre-air show flight at Luke AFB, Phoenix AZ

A USAF air to air refuel between an F-16 and a KC-135 en- route from the United States to Korea.

WACO above the Canyonlands

1944 Stearman above the Florida Everglades

1944 Beech 18 at sunset

1944 Beech 18 on straight floats

Pitts S1 above lake

Cirrus SR22 above Glacier Bay, Alaska

A Cirrus SR22 passes a cruise ship as it makes its way south in the Stephens Passage.

Two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers are hoisted aboard a helicopter near Astoria, Oregon.

2nd Annual Air & Space Photo Contest

"The Thunderbirds have arrived!" The secret to the best air show ever, arriving right as the thunderbirds show up to a performance location. Photo was taken during the thunderbirds pre- air show pract

"The Thunderbirds have arrived!" The secret to the best air show ever, arriving right as the thunderbirds show up to a performance location. Photo was taken during the thunderbirds pre- air show practice, the moment they arrived at Luke AFB.

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Kimberly Billington

Avondale, Arizona, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Kimberly Billington.
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02.2014

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July 16, 2014, 1:46 p.m.

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Canon EOS 60D

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135mm

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1/1600

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f5.6

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ISO200

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