Rob
Tabor’s love of aviation stemmed from growing up on Air Force bases
were military aircraft and jet noise were an ever present part of daily
life. Growing up in this environment had a profound effect on him and
fueled his desire to fly for a living. Rob joined the Air Force in late
1987 has been a Boom Operator for the past 20 years.
He has
logged over 7500+ flying hours between the KC-135 A/R/Q and KC-10A. Rob
combined his interest in photography with his love of aviation early in
his flying career but it has been in the past few years that Rob has
begun seriously pursuing aviation photography. In the past year Rob’s
photos been published by Air International and Aeronautika magazines,
he has also had his work used by Flight Safety Services Corp., Jeppesen
and Shell Aviation. Several of his photographs were also included in
the book “F-15 Eagle Engaged”