To make their dream come true, a team worked for months on all of the details.
Given that the totality only lasts for about four minutes, there was no margin for error.
Even the wings of the planes were wrapped with special reflective material to ensure they would be visible.
Photo: Dustin Snipes and Mason Mashon
At around 1:40 pm local time, totality began, and that’s when everything was set into motion.
In the end, the photographers couldn’t have been more pleased.
This is one of the hardest photos that Ive ever tried to capture, added Mashon.
Pilots Kevin Coleman and Pete McLeod (Photo: Dustin Snipes)
Dustin Snipes photographs Kevin Coleman and Pete McLeod flying during the Total Solar Eclipse.
(Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
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Photographers Mason Mashon and Dustin Snipes work with Luke Aikins map out their plan for the Eclipse in Sulphur Springs, Texas, USA on April 7, 2024. (Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
Luke Aikins uses his homemade sundial to line up the planes during practice in Sulpher Springs, Texas, USA on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
Pete McLeod sits in the cockpit before a flight in Sulphur Springs, Texas, USA on April 7, 2024. (Photo: Mason Mashon)
Photographers Mason Mashon and Dustin Snipes focus during practice in Sulpher Springs, Texas, USA on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
Dustin Snipes photographs Kevin Coleman and Pete McLeod flying during the Total Solar Eclipse. (Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
Mason Mashon photographs Kevin Coleman and Pete McLeod flying during the Total Solar Eclipse. (Photo: Colin Kerrigan)
