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F/A-18 Barrel Roll On Take Off

Lt. Sarah "Diamond" Rhoads executes a barrel roll on takeoff while flying a F/A-18F Super Hornet during the 2007 Wings Over the Wine Country Airshow in Santa Rosa California. The Boeing built 2 seat F/A-18F Super Hornet is 25% larger that its predecessor the F/A-18D Hornet and entered service with the US Navy in 1999 as a replacement for the F-14D Tomcat.

Camera Information: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 100-400L, ISO 100, 1/400@ f\7.1

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