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14 December 2010
Ripley’s Believe it or Not has asked to publish one of my photos in their next book. This photo was made in Sangin, Afghanistan during the last time I was with British forces. Sangin is the most dangerous place in the country. The enemy is good and the fighting is serious. The area freaks out some people. Sangin is a courage tester and every mission I half expected would be my last. Over a hundred British soldiers were killed in the area and now our Marines are well on the way to top that. Sangin brings no-kidding combat. Helicopters land on small bases at night without lights. A few minutes walk from where this photo was made, another helicopter was shot out of the sky apparently with an RPG. Many nights, when the helicopters land, the rotors glow due to the Kopp-Etchells Effect.
The photographs I made of the Kopp-Etchells Effect at Sangin have been seen in many countries around the world, and soon will be published in Ripley’s Believe it Or Not. You are welcome to download a copy for a single personal use only. Please click Kopp-Etchells Photo to download.
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Comments
I wonder what if the K-E Effect causes a loss of integrity in the blades. Does it occur when the blades are perpendicular to the ground? And is it a security risk, that is, could someone target an otherwise dark helicopter as a result?
Dave Carlton USAF Ret
Spectre GUnner
B52 Tail Gunner
Our son-in-law is currently stationed in Kandahar as a Chaplain with the 504 Military Police Battalion. His unit works with Afghan Police in their towns and neighborhoods. They train and coach their Afghan counter-parts in an "On-the-Job" program that is highly hazardous to themselves. Thank you for telling the story of our sons and daughters so very well. We appreciate your bringing them closer to us.
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Since your original post, have any engineer or scientist types out there offered any explanations for this? Dust igniting in the blades' heat? Specks of stone sparking off the metal? Crazy.
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