Word: palmtop
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Passes. The most spectacular work is done by supersonic jets flying at palmtop level. This is always dangerous-today s jets are so fast that they may crash into a mountain before their pilots even sense trouble. During a low pass, everything blurs into meaningless streaks, like a fence a few feet from a speeding car Landmarks disappear. Objects to be photographed sweep under the plane and are gone in a fraction of a second...