Low Mig 15.
Precise BOTTOM Of A MiG15's Loop
Contributor says : " The tail strike occurred during at a 1990 air show in Harrison, Arkansas. Kelly, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat
of a camera buff, was tracking with his camera, as this guy looped off the deck in a MiG-15.
The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out. Everyone
considering themselves as potential victims, took-off running in all directions.
But Kelly had a non-threatening position along with a strong motivation to take
the picture. So just as the MiG scraped the ground, Kelly captured this rare image.
Had it been circulated at the time, this once in a lifetime photograph might have earned an award.
A few weeks later, in Fort Smith, Kelly was showing me these pictures he had developed at a local Wal-Mart. I asked him for a copy and now have it hanging
on my office wall – a clear depiction of the tiny difference between life and death.
Oh, by the way, the guy just made a wide circle, lowered his landing gear, touched down . . then taxied in showing scratched paint, but no sheet metal damage.