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Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83

Base: Hokkaido

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

01/10/1982
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Location

Chitose AB ,  42.79447, 141.66645
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The U.S. National Archives
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pilot pre flight check pre flight check aircraft exercise chitose chitose air base combat f 15 air base training exercise air to air staff sergeant high resolution f 15 eagle aircraft ssgt steve mcgill air force base public domain aircraft photos us national archives japan f 15 eagle