THIS is the moment a fighter plane flew at 800kph, narrowly missing a bridge in mid-air.
These images show an Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet flying above Brisbane’s Story Bridge.
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They were taken by the Australian Air Force aircraft as it practiced earlier this month at the Brisbane Riverfire festival.
The shots show one person trying to take a selfie instead of watching the flight.
Nino Lo Giudice was the photographer who took several photos of the spectacle. He said that they were taken from New Farm’s six-story apartment roof.
“Having shot the same shot before, this was special as it had workers on top of the Story Bridge, an iconic bridge in Brisbane, and as well as it had been raining in the morning, so lots of moisture in the air, which created the vapour trail over the aircraft which made it all that special.”
David Kapernick, a photographer, comments on the heart-stopping closeness of the spectators: “It is approximately 400/500 meters between the bridge and city.
“The plane must be about 150/200m from people. It’s flying at around 700/800kph.”
Website for aviation Australian AviationThe plane was within 70 meters of spectators, claims the pilot.
Brisbane Riverfire is a festival celebrating the arts, and the Brisbane Festival takes place every September in Brisbane.
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Each year, the event attracts approximately 500,000 people.