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Blaze of glory: Plane spotter Bernardo Malfitano took this stunning photo of the F-22 as it passed overhead during an air show It looks like a fancy new special smoke effect that would put the the Red Arrows' simple colours to shame.
But this spectacular photograph is simply a remarkable fluke of nature when all the components that were needed to create this kaleidoscope effect were suddenly present.
Keen plane spotter Bernardo Malfitano took the shot and was stunned when he saw the incredible rainbow pouring from behind the F-22 fighter jet.
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The picture was taken at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California in 2008.
It has only emerged now because it has just won second prize in the Museum of Flight's Spirit of Flight annual photography competition in Seattle.
The effect was enhanced by Mr Malfitano upping the contrast on the original photograph to maximise the rainbow, which had the added effect of making the plane appear like a silhouette.
The aeronautical engineer from Seattle works for Boeing, and he said: 'This is an F-22 at Miramar at the top of a loop.
'He is pulling so many Gs, the low pressure air over the fuselage that is sucking the airplane into the loop gets cold enough for the water to condense.'
Mr Malfitano, who attends around 20 air shows a year, added: 'The angle is just right for sunlight to undergo total internal refraction and make rainbow colours around the airplane.'
The plane is an F-22 fighter jet developed by Lockheed Martin and capable of reaching speeds of Mach 1.82source: dailymail
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