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Old October 17th 08, 03:36 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default Flight of the Valkyries, pt 2 - XB-70 24.jpg (1/1)

"Ken Barnes" wrote:


I am curious about this photo. Did part of the left verticle fin & rudder
fall off of the aircraft in flight? Was the image altered for some security
reason?, Or perhaps the photo shows a partial failure of a first generation
"cloaking" device.

Just curious why more than half of the left verticle fin is missing.

I love the shot of the B-58, and XB-70.

Ken


I don't think that it's missing, just covered by the shadow of the
right vertical fin. A trick of the perspective and lighting, but I
think the shadow is just the right shape from that angle and the
lighting makes the shadowed white left fin blend into the background
sky.

MomDude