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A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, assigned to the 509th

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft takes off on its return flight to the United States after being deployed during Operation Desert Storm.

An A-10 with the 107th Fighter Squadron, flies with

Guests to the Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow

An air-to-air rear view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft participating in the Air Force's"Shootout"conventional bombing competition

A B-52H Stratofortress sits on the flightline at Barksdale

An air-to-air right overhead view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 is unofficially known as the "Blackbird."

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A left rear view of an F-15C Eagle aircraft mounted upside down on a pedestal at the Rome Air Development Center's Newport test site. A radar warning system pod mounted on the fuselage is being evaluated in comparison with the aircraft's onboard radar warning system

A left side view of an F-15C Eagle aircraft mounted upside down on a pedestal at the Rome Air Development Center's Newport test site. A radar warning system pod mounted on the fuselage is being evaluated in comparison with the aircraft's onboard radar warning system

A left side view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber aircraft equipped with undernose radar scanner and underbelly radome in flight

A left front view of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft being readied for an alert mission as another B-52 (in the background) takes off

A right front view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft being readied for an alert mission as a ground crew inspects the aircraft

An SPS-49 long-range air search radar device is mounted forward of the radar mast on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). An E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft can be seen in the foreground

A right front view of a Soviet BRDM-2 amphibious scout car with launching system for Sagger AT-3 anti-tank guided weapons (ATGW). The launching system is contained within the vehicle and is raised through the top of the hull for firing

A right front view of an E-2C Hawkeye airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft as its wings are folded back by crewmen, during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

A right side view of an SH-60B Seahawk light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS III) helicopter from Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 43 (HSL-43), just prior to landing aboard the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG-37). AN/ASQ-81 Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) gear is visible on the side of the helicopter

Right side view of a B-52 bomber equipped with a special Tail Warning System (TWS), located in the blister on the tail. This radar system can detect hostile aircraft approaching from the rear so that programmed countermeasures can be activated

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01/07/1977
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A detailed view of the weapons load of an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany as it takes on fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-120C missiles on the two outboard stations for self protection and Highspeed Anti Radiation Missiles on the inboard station to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites

A member of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) mans a .30-caliber Browning machine gun aboard an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during Operation INTENSE LOOK

A view from inside an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter as members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) lower an AN/AQS-14 airborne minehunter sonar during Operation INTENSE LOOK

Members of a minehunting unit prepare to lower the sonar device of an AQS-14 minehunting system from a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The system is being used to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Crewmen cover a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter with camouflage netting aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7)

Mine countermeasures equipment is installed aboard an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter for use by Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) during Operation INTENSE LOOK

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class Kyle Kurzendoerfer, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, performs a tail rotor check on a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter at Naval Station Norfolk., Nov. 8, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Vincent J. Street) (Released)

A member of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) performs a preflight inspection of an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12 during Operation INTENSE LOOK

The tail section of an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano Air Base, Italy

A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer takes off at Andersen Air

Aerial view of B-52 Stratofortress bombers at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, commonly known as the "Boneyard". Hundreds of B-52s were destroyed as part of the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and sold for scrap at 12 cents a pound. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1977

AN air-to-air left side view of an F-45G Phantom II aircraft carrying an AGM-78 Standard Arm missile on its right wing and an ALQ-119 electronic countermeasures pod on its left wing

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side view bomber tail system tws blister radar radar system aircraft countermeasures radar equipment b 52 bomber high resolution b 52 stratofortress 1970 s aircrafts military aircraft public domain aircraft photos 1970 s us national archives