Two United States Air Forces Europe F-16Cs fly in formation during a mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. The F-16s are from the 510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards", Aviano Air Base, Italy and are carrying a full air-to-air combat load to include AIM-120 missiles, drop tanks and a electronic jamming pod. The lead F-16 is a single seat F-16CG and has both a laser designating pod as well as a FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) pod on the intake sides. The second F-16 is a F-16DG and is only capable of carrying the FLIR pod. Both F-16s are flying missions in suport of the ongoing NATO Operation Allied Force
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE
Country: Unknown
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/04/1999
Location
Aviano AFB IT, 46.03333, 12.61667
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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