Real-Life 'Perfect Storm' Hero visits Rescue Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing listen to Mr. Dave Rivola, the real-life inspiration for the film “The Perfect Strom” conduct a mission brief at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 23, 2024. Rivola was the helicopter rescue pilot from the 106th Rescue Wing in the New York Air National guard that flew out to search for the fishing vessel “Andrea Gail” in 1991. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine
VIRIN: 240723-F-JS667-1041.JPG
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NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

VR 24-70mm f/2.8E

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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