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Boeing 737-700 —
This capture of a Southwest B737 climbing away from Reno Tahoe International's runway 16R is a rather unique picture -- not because of the Southwest fleetbird - but because of what can be seen in the background of this shot.
This particular Southwest 737 made an unusually long acceleration roll down 16R, and it rotated farther down the runway than most departures usually do. As a result, it was still quite low as I snapped this shot, and instead of having the Nevada ANG's 152nd AW "High Rollers" ramp in the background, I captured the entire length of the main road (from the entry gate to Base Ops) in the background. In doing so, I caught both of the aircraft on display on the base in the same photo.
They are somewhat difficult to locate in the pic because they both blend in to the surroundings. On the left side of the photo, the base gate guard display, an RF-4C Phantom II (65-0886), is visible. Over near the right side of this pic, the other display, an RF-101B Voodoo (59-0483), can also be seen.
Now, to clarify the reason why this picture is rather unique ... There are numerous photos of both of those display aircraft - the Phantom and the Voodoo - on the web. However, because they are on display at opposite ends of the base's main road, they are quite distant from each other, so there are no pictures, taken by photographers standing on the ground as I was here, in which BOTH can be seen in the same shot. And that is the factor that makes this snap a unique one.
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