XB-70 back to the northern hemisphere (SBGL - KMIA)

[HighBypass 2,339]

Finally returning to her country of origin, Odin's handmaiden prepares to flex her mighty wings. An early start from Rio.

 

6 turning & burning.

 

Goodbye Rio De Janeiro. Thanks for the hospitality.

 

There's a large ship below the murk.

 

Early morning sun

 

Flying over MMFJ (miles & miles of f....  jungle)

 

Hello Venezuela!

 

Bye bye South America

 

Hello Cuba! Don't worry Pres. Castro. Nothing to see here! Imagine back in the day an XB-70 over Cuba - Fidel would have had kittens!

 

Descending to Florida

 

Down, dirty & (relatively!) slow over MM... well, you get the picture. Getting vectored around somewhere over the Everglades.

 

On approach to KMIA rwy 12

 

 

Down...

 

& down.

 

Another great white bird, although she is known as the Queen of the Skies.

 

Shutdown.

 

Thanks for viewing.

[HLJames 2,568]

Great looking shots....the plan was to fly Mach 3 @70000 ft and no interceptor aircraft could catch up!

 

HLJAMES

[HighBypass 2,339]

...the plan was to fly Mach 3 @70000 ft and no interceptor aircraft could catch up!...

 

 

Nothing has caught me... so far HL  Cheers!