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A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot, left, discusses operations with a Philippines Air Force pilot while on the flight line during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1

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Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1

Base: Clark Air Base

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft

Release Status: Released to Public

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pilot royal new zealand air force pilot operations philippines philippines air force pilot flight line air combat exercise thunder clark air base philippines clark air base air force luzon philippines luzon island training exercise combat training new zealand royal new zealand air force technical sergeant high resolution tsgt craft air force base us national archives
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01/11/1982
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pilot royal new zealand air force pilot operations philippines philippines air force pilot flight line air combat exercise thunder clark air base philippines clark air base air force luzon philippines luzon island training exercise combat training new zealand royal new zealand air force technical sergeant high resolution tsgt craft air force base us national archives