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Stunning Photographs of The Airplanes Flying Low Over Hong Kong in the 1990s

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Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong holds a legendary status in aviation history, known for its challenging approaches through the city’s skyscrapers and mountains into Kowloon Bay. Continue reading »

Incredible Photos Of Planes Passing Just Over Maho Beach

Corsair Boeing 747-400 Arriving from Paris-Orly.

From 2009 to 2011, Josef Hoflehner watched passenger planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Dutch/French Caribbean island of St Maarten/St Martin. Nothing extraordinary in plane spotting. But this airport is within splashing distance of Maho Beach, a spot popular with tourists. In 2011 the runway was lengthened, but back then jets passed just four meters over the heads of sunbathers. Continue reading »

Underwater Graveyard Full Of WWII Planes Is Otherworldly

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For 70 years, World War II planes have been resting in peace at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Although divers have enjoyed exploring the underwater graveyard since the 1960s, Brandi Mueller‘s photos allow us to admire these treasures without a wetsuit. Continue reading »

Photo of the Day: Runaway Planes

Airplanes sit on the runway at the Bloomsburg Airport in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania as floodwater from the Susquehanna River continues to cover the airport. (Jimmy May/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise) Click image to zoom.