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The 74th Fighter Squadron's "new" A-10 Thunderbolt II (Wart Hog) aircraft are parked on the tarmac. The 74th had previously operated the A-10 aircraft from 1980 to 1992 at England AFB, La. This A-10, tail no. 78-0674, is the 74th lead ship and will be flown by Lieutenant COL. Tim Vigil, the new 74th squadron commander

The 74th Fighter Squadron's "new" A-10 Thunderbolt II (Wart Hog) aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commander, makes the signal known worldwide by F-16 pilots as "Makin Snakes" as he taxies his F-16C, tail no. 90-0776, out of its parking space. The F-16 known officially as the Fighting Falcon is commonly referred to by pilots and ground crews as the "Viper." This was one of the last three F-16C "Fighting Falcon" aircraft previously assigned to the 23rd Wing, to depart Pope for their new squadron and station at Cannon AFB, N.M. The 74th will remain at Pope and fly the A-10 Thunderbolt II in its new mission

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

An A-10A "Warthog" of the 74th Fighter Squadron/23rd Wing is backed into a hangar for protection from Hurricane Fran. Due to maintenance problems the aircraft could not be flown out of Pope

An A-10A "Warthog" of the 74th Fighter Squadron/23rd Wing is backed in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska is scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Bruce Bowser of the 2nd Airlift Squadron/43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, checks the aircraft records on a C-130E to make sure the aircraft is ready to participate in an 18-ship launch scheduled at dusk for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01, Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Bruce Bowser of the 2nd Airlift Squadron/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter as the rotor head comes out of the ground. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter on it's deck wends it's way along a United States Forest Service fire break headed for a hard surface road. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

The 74th Fighter Squadron Crew chief, STAFF Sergeant Richard Asmo, gives a final salute to Lieutenant COL. Mike Ely, the former 74th Fighter Squadron commander, as he taxies his F-16C, tail no. 90-0776, out of its parking space. This was one of the last three F-16C "Fighting Falcon" aircraft previously assigned to the 23rd Wing to depart Pope for their new squadron and station at Cannon AFB, N.M

The 74th Fighter Squadron Crew chief, STAFF Sergeant Richard Asmo, giv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

At Camp Mackall Army Air Field, US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Blalock, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, prepares to dive for his shelter as the alarm sounds for enemy air attack. The 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, and the 4th Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina used A-10 and F-15 aircraft to perform air attacks on the encampment and area used for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

At Camp Mackall Army Air Field, US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, prepare to load an MJ-1 bomb loader onto a C-5B on the Green Ramp in the early morning hours. The loader along with numerous other pieces of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

USAF Colonel Dale A. Elliott, Commander of the 23rd Fighter Group attached to the 347th Wing at Pope AFB, observes as Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters addresses maintenance personnel inside an aircraft hangar at Pope AFB, North Carolina

USAF Colonel Dale A. Elliott, Commander of the 23rd Fighter Group atta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Twenty-one C-130Es from the 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, line the taxiway at Camp Mackall Air Field, south of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Almost 1,000 personnel deployed with the aircraft and set up a tent city beside the strip to test the bare base operating capabilities of the Wing. The tents are erected in close proximity to the aircraft both for logistical and security reasons. Flight crews and maintenance personnel can walk to the aircraft, and the same forces can guard the entire encampment. Special Forces units from Fort Bragg performed enemy attack and perimeter probe exercises throughout the deployment for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

Twenty-one C-130Es from the 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft and wait their turn to marshal their charges into the taxi line during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. The aircraft of the 43rd Airlift Wing are excellently maintained a difficult task considering the newest C-130 on Pope Air Force Base is 29 years old

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft and wait their turn to ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter are lifted and readied for positioning to load onto a "lowboy" transport trailer. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter are lifted an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A front view of a USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft on display at the Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina Air Park Heritage Project

A front view of a USAF C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft on display at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant Connie Minton (right) and SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Moore fill sandbags to be used around tents and weapons emplacements at Camp Mackall Army Air Fieled (AAF) during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. Both are members of the 43rd Aircraft Generation Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, deployed to Camp Mackall for the exercise

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant Connie Minton (right) and SENIOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, push a B-4 Maintenance Stand up the ramp in the early morning hours. Tons of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) is greeted by US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Winfield "Skip" Scott (center), Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) and BGEN David Edgington, Commander, 4th Fighter Wing (FW) as he exits a C-12 Huron aircraft after arriving at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC)

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) is greeted by U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, CIV Release Status... More

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft in preparation for engine start for an 18-ship launch from Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina. The 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, NXC had 21 of their C-130 Hercules deployed to the taxiway at Mackall for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft in preparation for engine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

A "lowboy" transport trailer with the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

SENIOR AIRMAN David Brigham (in tractor), of the 43rd Transportation Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, carefully backs a "lowboy" transport trailer under the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattreses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

SENIOR AIRMAN David Brigham (in tractor), of the 43rd Transportation S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) speaks with US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, beside one of their A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC). US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Vince Wisniewski, Commander, 23rd FG looks on

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (center) (R-NC) speaks with U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport. CIV Release Status... More

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) poses for a group photograph with US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) in front of a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft, with the "LET'S ROLL" emblem on the fuselage, at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC)

US Congressman The Honorable Robin Hayes (left) (R-NC) poses for a gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, CIV Release Status... More

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuated in the face of Hurricane Fran, which struck the base 10 hours later with wind gusts in excess of 100 mph

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, Colonel Steve Acuff, Vice Commander of the 43rd Airlift Wing and Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, listens to Flight Nurse USAF Captain Dawn Shanks, 43rd Aero-Medical Evacuation Squadron, explains the configuration for medical evacuation, inside the cargo bay of a C-130E Hercules aircraft at Pope AFB, North Carolina

USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF), Eric W. Benken, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Release Statu... More

Part of the tent city erected by 43rd Airlift Wing personnel as seen from across the taxiway at Camp Mackall Army Air Field (AAF), North Carolina. Camp Mackall is located south of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 52 miles from Pope Air Force Base. The Field was one of the primary bases used for training the airborne and glider forces used in such operations as the D-Day Invasion in Europe in 1944

Part of the tent city erected by 43rd Airlift Wing personnel as seen f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Operations Group Commander, Colonel Gordon Ettenson, wanted a distinctive marking to replace the shark teeth of the Flying Tigers that were being removed. A World War II veteran of the then 43rd Bomb Group who attended the reactivation of the 43rd designation carried with him a leather-covered flight log from the 43rd Bomb Group, circa 1943. Embossed in leather front was a rough depiction of a gryphon (or griffin). Dave Davenport, a photographer with the Pope Air Force Base Visual Information Support Center, reworked the logo into the design applied to the 43rd...

The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flyi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Op... More

Inspectors MASTER SGT. Robert Horten (seated on the aircraft steps) and CAPT. Bryan White, from the 2nd Airlift Squadron, annotate records of 41st Airlift Squadron aircraft during the 23rd Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection

Inspectors MASTER SGT. Robert Horten (seated on the aircraft steps) an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida. The data panel on the lower right nose section of the helicopter shows why Air Force Special Operations Command wants to retain this particular airframe, in a 30 year career, it has seen more combat zones than other aircraft

The lower right nose section of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mili Suits, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, is all smiles as she is presented the Air Mobility Command Airfield Manager of the Year award by General Charles T. Robertson, Commander, Air Mobility Command. SRA Suits works in Pope's Base Operations coordinating flight plans, tracking aircraft movement, and tending to various airfield management issues. GEN. Robertson thanked her for her dedication and hard work as dozens of her 43rd OSS mates, along with several hundred 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers from Ft. Bragg, NC, cheered her during the presentation on Pope's Green Ramp

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mili Suits, 43rd Operations Support Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, USAF Civilian Rele... More

The flight line at Pope Air Force Base is deserted after all of the composite wing's aircraft were deployed in fear of Hurricane Felix which was expected on 23 August 1995. Fortunately the hurricane shifted direction and the aircraft were able to return to the base

The flight line at Pope Air Force Base is deserted after all of the co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN William Slaybaugh gives his daughter a hug while saying goodbye to his family prior to boarding a bus to travel to his departure aircraft on the Green Ramp at Pope AFB, N.C. SENIOR AIRMAN Slaybaugh, a member of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope is deploying to Ramstein Air Base, Germany and then to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia to establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

SENIOR AIRMAN William Slaybaugh gives his daughter a hug while saying ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Colonel Tom Chester, Commander, 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gives farewell, good luck handshake to Major Richard Stefanski, OIC of the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) as he prepares to board the bus to transport him to the aircraft and then deployment to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Major Stefanski will lead his staff and the MASF to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and there establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Colonel Tom Chester, Commander, 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, uses a heavy crane power cutter to sever the tail and fuselage section of a USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during salvage operations. The aircraft is being scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

The C-130s approach the end of the taxiway and turn toward the runway. Prior to engine start personnel scour the grassed area beside the taxiway. This is to insure no foreign or loose objects are present to cause possible engine or aircraft damage

The C-130s approach the end of the taxiway and turn toward the runway....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, along with crew members from the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, prepare to load an MJ-1 bomb loader onto a C-5B on the Green Ramp in the early morning hours. The loader along with numerous other pieces of support equipment and 60 23rd Fighter Group personnel, deployed to the Kosovo area of operations to maintain and support four A-10A Warthog Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft of the 23rd FG that departed Pope AFB the previous morning

Personnel from the 23rd Fighter Group (FG) and the 3rd Aerial Port Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian Release S... More

As a crane lifts the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter, an M246 all-terrain truck equipped with a boom and winch controls the rate of roll via the cables seen leading off to the right, while personnel pull on the orange nylon strap attached to the sponson on the bottom to swing the aircraft upright. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida

As a crane lifts the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

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