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Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings during a test mission from Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A right front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Support Squadron prepare it for its first flight since April, 1981

A right front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Rel... More

An air-to-air right side view of the first B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) during its first test flight. The bomber is being escorted by a T-38 Talon chase aircraft

An air-to-air right side view of the first B-1B bomber testbed aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Zapka Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-60A Night Hawk combat rescue helicopter undergoing Phase I testing by the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base. The tests include verifying airframe modifications to meet design specifications and re-evaluating earlier "shakedown" tests

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-60A Night Hawk combat rescue he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

An air-to-air underside view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assigned to the Flight Test Branch of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. It is equipped with extensive monitoring instruments to test new equipment or proposed modifications for F-15 aircraft

An air-to-air underside view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MASTER Sgt. Don Sutherland ... More

A rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber just after takeoff on its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber just after takeoff on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Wycheck Release Status: Releas... More

A right rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on the runway at the Air Force Flight Test Center for its first flight

A right rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on the runway at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Wycheck Release Status: Releas... More

A rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiing during its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A rear view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiing durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rose Reynolds Release Status: Relea... More

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft flies near the tail of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made PC-9 is undergoing evaluation by a US Army test board

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft flies near the tail of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft flies behind a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made aircraft is being evaluated by a U.S. Army test board

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft flies behind a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a f...

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

An air-to-air left front view of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft on a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made aircraft is being evaluated by a U.S. Army test board. A C-5A Galaxy aircraft is in the background

An air-to-air left front view of a Pilatus PC-9 aircraft on a flight o...

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

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, foreground, and an Army T-28B Trojan aircraft fly alongside one another during a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made aircraft is being evaluated by a U.S. Army test board

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, foreground, and an Army T-28B Trojan aircraft...

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

MAJ Sam Via and CPT Chuck Simpson, weapon systems officer, 2874th Test Squadron, Sacramento Air Logistics Center, prepare to take a recently repaired F-111 aircraft on a test flight. Squadron members test refurbished aircraft to make certain that the planes are ready for return to regular duty

MAJ Sam Via and CPT Chuck Simpson, weapon systems officer, 2874th Test...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dennis Mahoney Release Status: Re... More

An air-to-air overhead view of the YF-22 advanced tactical fighter aircraft during a test flight. The aircraft represents the latest developments in stealth or low observable technology.

An air-to-air overhead view of the YF-22 advanced tactical fighter air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits as a B-1 Lancer lands after a flight test. Planes fly more than 5,500 hours a year at Edwards AFB. AIRMAN Magazine's article High-desert Hideaway by MASTER Sergeant Louis Arana-Barradas describes life on the desert base by Air Force members stationed there. The base has made major improvements in quality life issues such as housing, gymnasium, restaurants, off-duty education opportunities and recreation. (AIRMAN Magazine/July 1999)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits as a B-1 Lancer lands after a flight tes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mark Borosch Release Status: R... More

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville Wright kept the plane aloft 71 seconds. The second flight resulted in a crash that left Wright severely cut and bruised and his passenger, Army LT. Thomas Selfridge dead -- the first powered-aviation fatality. (Exact date shot UNKNOWN)

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A front view of a British Airways Concorde aircraft parked on the flight line. The aircraft is on an around-the-world test flight

A front view of a British Airways Concorde aircraft parked on the flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

A rear view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Support Squadron prepare it for its first flight since April, 1981

A rear view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Sup...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Rel... More

A front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Support Squadron prepare it for its first flight since April, 1981

A front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Rel... More

A right front view of the first B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) taking off from a runway at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A right front view of the first B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (original...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Reynolds Release Status: Relea... More

Artwork: "B-1 Strategic Bomber Flight Test Aircraft" Artist: Keith Batcheller, USAF Art Collection

Artwork: "B-1 Strategic Bomber Flight Test Aircraft" Artist: Keith Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air to air left side view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assigned to the Flight Test Branch of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. It is equipped with extensive monitoring instruments to test new equipment or proposed modifications for F-15 aircraft

An air to air left side view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Sta... More

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor in formation with an F-15C Eagle piloted by USAF Major (MAJ) Robert Garland, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA). The two paired up after a historic fly-by by the F/A-22 at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC) for a fly-by over the future home of the F/A-22: Langley AFB, VA

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: acc Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B... More

MAJ Jimmy Robbins stands in front of the last F-106A Delta Dart aircraft in active service before its final flight. Robbins will fly the aircraft to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it will be used in the QF-106 drone program. The Delta Dart was used in the B-1B aircraft production acceptance flight test program as a safety chase aircraft

MAJ Jimmy Robbins stands in front of the last F-106A Delta Dart aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to... More

Right side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, with a European One camouflage paint scheme, undergoing maintenance at the Flight Test Center

Right side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, with a European One camoufla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A left side view of the restored B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby" on a test flight near the base. The aircraft, which was restored by members of the 512th Military-Airlift Wing, is believed to be the only flyable B-17 in existence to h

A left side view of the restored B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Shoo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Ken Hammond Release Status:... More

A left side view of the restored B-17G aircraft "Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby," on a test flight near the base. The aircraft, which was restored by members of the 512th Military Airlift Wing, is believed to be the only flyable B-17 in existence to have flown comba

A left side view of the restored B-17G aircraft "Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby,"...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More

A front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on its first flight, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rose Reynolds Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), prepares to launch an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter for a test flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths, assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter Crew CHIEF assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), communicates with the pilot in preparation for a test flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths an AH-1W Super Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

A flight of US Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), returns to Nellis after a mission over the Nevada Test and Training range during the filming of an Imax movie, "Red Flag."

A flight of US Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Kevi... More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Wade Tolliver (top), Director of Operations, 27th Fighter Squadron, and MAJ. Ernest Teichert, Test Pilot, 41th Flight Test Squadron, lead a formation turn in F-22A Raptors with LT. COL. Bryan Turner and MAJ. Thomas McAtee, both from 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard Base, Va., piloting F-16 Fighting Falcons during a training mission off the coast of Virginia, Mar. 30, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Wade Tolliver (top), Director of Operations, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A front view of a highly maneuverable aircraft technology (HIMAT) flight vehicle under the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft before a test flight

A front view of a highly maneuverable aircraft technology (HIMAT) flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A Boeing KC-135/514 Stratotanker aircraft undergoing flight test after being re-engined with Pratt and Whitney JT3D turbofan engines

A Boeing KC-135/514 Stratotanker aircraft undergoing flight test after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dennis L. Brooking Release Status: ... More

A air-to-air top view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as seen from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling flight test

A air-to-air top view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as seen from a KC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Young Release Status: Released ... More

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. sits in the cockpit of an A-6 Intruder aircraft from Medium Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) prior to a test flight

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. sits in the cockpit of an A-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jane Kinney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A right front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiing during its first test flight at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A right front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rose Reynolds Release Status: Relea... More

An air-to-air right side view of an YF-22 advanced tactical fighter aircraft during a test flight. The aircraft represents the latest developments in stealth or "low observable" technology.

An air-to-air right side view of an YF-22 advanced tactical fighter ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) lands at 4 Wing Cold Lake. The E-3 had completed its first flight in the exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Joseph Chew, F-22 dedicated Crew CHIEF, walks ahead of his F-22 Raptor as it's towed for an early morning test flight on March 1ST, 1999, at the F-22 Combined Test Force Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, California

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Joseph Chew, F-22 dedicated Crew CHIEF, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Dunaway Ii, USAF Releas... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (FL), performs a right wing over banking maneuver during an operation flight near Englin AFB, Florida (FL). The aircraft is equipped with a blue airborne instrumentation pod, and two external fuel tanks, and armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, a AGM-88 High-Speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM), and one AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSG Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status:... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) conducts an operational test flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

An air-to-air left rear view of a B-1B bomber approaching the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a flight test. This is the first flight in four years for this particular B-1B

An air-to-air left rear view of a B-1B bomber approaching the refuelin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. William B. Belcher Relea... More

A left side view of the B-1B test program aircraft, originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype, landing after a test flight

A left side view of the B-1B test program aircraft, originally the No....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rockwell International Release Stat... More

A left rear view of the B-1B test program aircraft, originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype, landing after a test flight

A left rear view of the B-1B test program aircraft, originally the No....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rockwell International Release Stat... More

A nurse calls for assistance as civilian medical personnel and flight crewmen prepare to remove "casualties" from a West Virginia Army National Guard UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during Exercise WOUNDED EAGLE '83. The exercise is designed to test the Civilian-Military Contingency Hospital System, a program for transferring wartime casualties to civilian hospitals in the event they overflow military facilities

A nurse calls for assistance as civilian medical personnel and flight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '83 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Right front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, with a European One camouflage paint scheme, undergoing maintenance at the Flight Test Center

Right front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, with a European One camoufl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft en route to Fort Bragg, N.C., is followed by a T-28B Trojan aircraft assigned to the Army's Airborne Special Operations Test Board. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft

A 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft en route to Fort Br...

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

An F-16B Fighting Falcon chase plane accompanies a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft on its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

An F-16B Fighting Falcon chase plane accompanies a B-2 advanced techno...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Wycheck Release Status: Releas... More

A B-1B bomber stands on a mount inside the world's largest anechoic chamber, one day before the chamber's official opening at the Air Force Flight Test Center. The first mission of the facility will be the electronic testing and evaluation of the aircraft's defense systems

A B-1B bomber stands on a mount inside the world's largest anechoic ch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Anne Bryant Release Status: Release... More

An overview in-flight image of the B-2 Bomber in its fifth test flight. The flight lasted one hour and seventeen minutes. Northrop CHIEF Test Pilot Bruce Hinds and Air Force LT. COL. John Small of the B-2 Combined Test Force were at the controls. The first five test flights were designed to expand the flight envelope, demonstrate the handling qualities of the aircraft while flying in the air refueling position and validate the proper function of the aircraft's subsystems

An overview in-flight image of the B-2 Bomber in its fifth test flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, center foreground, flies beside a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made PC-9 is undergoing evaluation by U.S. Army Test board. An Army T-28B Trojan aircraft is at lower right

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, center foreground, flies beside a C-5A Galaxy...

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

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, center foreground, and an Army T-28B Tojan aircraft, bottom, fly beside a C-5A Galaxy aircraft into a turn during a flight out of Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The Swiss-made PC-9 is being evaluated by a US Army test board

A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft, center foreground, and an Army T-28B Tojan ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) prepare an for a test flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor in formation with an F-15C Eagle piloted by USAF Major (MAJ) Robert Garland, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA). The two paired up after a historic fly-by by the F/A-22 at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: acc Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Members of multiple U.S. Army Reserves Chemical Companies run to the back of a CH-47"Chinook"helicopter to participate in an orientation flight after a successful High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) sling loading class, held at Fort McCoy Airfield. This is one of many activities in support of Operation Red Dragon, a joint civilian-military exercise to test coordinated response to a simulated nuclear and chemical bomb attack at Fort McCoy, Wis., from June 23, 2005 to June 24, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Brian D. Lehnhardt) (Released)

Members of multiple U.S. Army Reserves Chemical Companies run to the b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR S... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), tow a USN C-2A Greyhound into the maintenance hangar for repairs following a test flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Coronado, California (CA)

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Joshua Valcarcel, USN ... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin J. Carvey, maintenance

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin J. Carvey, maintenance

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin J. Carvey, maintenance test pilot, Detachment 2/C 1-224th (AVN Security and Support), Vermont Army National Guard, performs a test flight around the Army Aviation Support Facility ... More

An air-to-air side view of the HH-53H Sea Stallion helicopter, during a test flight after the installation of the Pave Low avionics surveillance equipment

An air-to-air side view of the HH-53H Sea Stallion helicopter, during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release St... More

A front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Support Squadron prepare it for its first flight since April, 1981

A front view of a B-1 bomber aircraft as members of the 6515th Test Su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Rel... More

A right front view of the B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) touching down on a runway after a test flight

A right front view of the B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Joe Lahoski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A representative of RS Systems launches a helicopter drone on a test flight at Range No. 3 of the Basic School. The drone is used for infantry air defense training

A representative of RS Systems launches a helicopter drone on a test f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT A. D. Gruart Release Status: Released to Public... More

A cameraman sets up near a B-2 advanced technology bomber as the aircraft prepares for its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A cameraman sets up near a B-2 advanced technology bomber as the aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Wycheck Release Status: Releas... More

A view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on the ground at the Air Force Flight Test Center for its first flight

A view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber on the ground at the Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent Release ... More

A left side view of the front of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft as it prepares for its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A left side view of the front of a B-2 advanced technology bomber airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status:... More

CPT Mike Masters, left, and CPT Chuck Simpson of the 2874th Test Squadron check the aircraft's data book as they prepare to take an F-111E aircraft up on a test flight

CPT Mike Masters, left, and CPT Chuck Simpson of the 2874th Test Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alan Wycheck Release Status:... More

Three T-45A Goshawk aircraft fly in formation over the center during a test flight.

Three T-45A Goshawk aircraft fly in formation over the center during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A right rear oblique view of the new C-206 Gulfstream IV transport aircraft pulling up and banking to the right during a test flight over the Naval Air Warfare Center at the Naval Air Station. This one was delivered in February and is the first of five aircraft for the Navy. One additional aircraft will go to the Marine Corps

A right rear oblique view of the new C-206 Gulfstream IV transport air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status:... More

Crew chief for the 40th Flight Test Squadron marshalls an F-15 Eagle aircraft onto the taxiway for the very last time. This F-15B test aircraft departed Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on its final mission closing twenty years of service with Eglin's test community

Crew chief for the 40th Flight Test Squadron marshalls an F-15 Eagle a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenneth Moyer, USAF CIV. Release Status:... More

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), high over Alaska during a 16-hour Avionics Midlife Improvement (AMI) test flight directed by 419th Flight Test Squadron (FTS) officials

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brian W. Schlumbohm, USAF Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter Crew CHIEF assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), leans into the cockpit to communicate with the pilot in preparation for a test flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jill Griffiths an AH-1W Super Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (T&ES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: acc Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B... More

An F-106A Delta Dart aircraft rolls along a taxiway at Rockwell International's Plant No. 42, where it has been used as a safety chase aircraft for the B-1B aircraft production acceptance flight test program. The aircraft, which was the final F-106 in active service, will be flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for use in the QF-106 drone program. A B-1B aircraft is in the background

An F-106A Delta Dart aircraft rolls along a taxiway at Rockwell Intern...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to... More

An air-to-air underside view of the B-1B test program aircraft, originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype, refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a test flight

An air-to-air underside view of the B-1B test program aircraft, origin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rockwell International Release Stat... More

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of the B-1B/159 testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) approaching the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a test flight over the Pacific Ocean

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of the B-1B/159 tes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cooper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right side view of an SR-71B aircraft taking off during a test flight while carrying Representative Beverly B. Byron, Democrat-Maryland

A right side view of an SR-71B aircraft taking off during a test fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

A right front view of an F-21A Kfir (young lion) aircraft as it touches down after a test flight. The Israeli-built, delta-wing tactical fighter aircraft is being used as part of the Navy's "aggressor" training

A right front view of an F-21A Kfir (young lion) aircraft as it touche...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assigned to the Flight Test Branch of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. It is equipped with extensive monitoring instruments to test new equipment or proposed modifications for F-15 aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15 Eagle test bed aircraft assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MASTER Sgt. Don Sutherland ... More

An SR-71A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is silhouetted against the setting sun as ground crewmen perform repairs on the aircraft. The aircraft was on a test flight from Palmdale, California, when it developed a hydraulic leak

An SR-71A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is silhouetted against...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Todd R. Peck Release Status: R... More

CPT Alexander Ivanchishin, left, and LCOL Bob Chamberlain of Detachment 15, Contract Management Division, Air Force Systems Command, stand in front of a B-1B aircraft as they discuss a test flight. Detachment 15 conducts production acceptance flight tests of new B-1B aircraft before they are delivered to operational units

CPT Alexander Ivanchishin, left, and LCOL Bob Chamberlain of Detachmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released... More

A left side view of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft assigned to the NASA Dryden Research Flight Test Facility. The ex-Navy aircraft is flown by NASA to determine flight characteristics of the aircraft

A left side view of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft assigned to the NASA Dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 30th Space Wing (SW), 76th Helicopter Flight, prepare their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for competition at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 30th Space Wing (SW), 76...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brent Ramsey, 138th Fighter Wing (FW), Oklahoma (OK), Air National Guard (ANG) conducts a pre-flight check of his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, before a test flight from Tulsa, International Airport (IAP), located in Tulsa, OK. MAJ Ramseys aircraft is the Units first to receive the new 229 Pratt Whitney engine

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brent Ramsey, 138th Fighter Wing (FW),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: M... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Kenneth A. Murphy, Commander, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG), gets a hose down after completing his first flight in a USAF F/A-22 Raptor fighter at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV). USAF COL Murphy is the first Group level commander to fly the F/A-22

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Kenneth A. Murphy, Commander, 53rd T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kenneth Kennemer, USAF Release Statu... More

The Honorable Gordon R. England (left), Secretary of the Navy, speaks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Thomas L. Moore, Commanding Officer (CO), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), after Secretary England, and his official party, landed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC, for an orientation flight in an Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22) MV-22 Osprey

The Honorable Gordon R. England (left), Secretary of the Navy, speaks ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release St... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Keith Heyen, attached to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), inspects a USN C-2A Greyhound aircraft before performing readiness test flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Coronado, California (CA)

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Keith Heyen, attached to Fleet Logistics...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Orlando Ramos, USN Re... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Deanna Lucchesi, left, an RQ-7B Shadow

U.S. Army Sgt. Deanna Lucchesi, left, an RQ-7B Shadow

U.S. Army Sgt. Deanna Lucchesi, left, an RQ-7B Shadow crew chief from Lowville, N.Y., and Pfc. Reynaldo Carlo, right, an RQ-7B Shadow crew member from Brooklyn, N.Y., both with 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Engineer Sq... More

Test Flight for Project Raytheon

Test Flight for Project Raytheon

Project Files Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A left underside view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles (wingtips) and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles (inboard) during a test flight

A left underside view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with AIM-9 Si...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Mcdonnell Douglas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Grumman Aerospace Corporation chief test pilot Chuck Sewell debarks an EF-111A aircraft after the first flight during the rollout ceremony at the Grumman Riverhead Plant, Grumman Aerospace Corp

Grumman Aerospace Corporation chief test pilot Chuck Sewell debarks an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Island State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Status: Released ... More

A B-2 advanced technology bomber takes off on its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A B-2 advanced technology bomber takes off on its first flight, at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Wycheck Release Status: Releas... More

A front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiing during its first flight, at the Air Force Flight Test Center

A front view of a B-2 advanced technology bomber aircraft taxiing duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Patrick Nugent Rele... More

An F-14A/B Tomcat aircraft assigned to the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River is shown conducting a separation test of the Tactical Air Launched Decoy (TALD) in a continuing effort to expand the air-to-ground capabilities of the F-14 aircraft. The testing began last November and was completed on April 28, 1994. This test flight is being flown by LT. Hal Murdock, and LT. Robert Curbeam, both of the Strike Ordnance Department

An F-14A/B Tomcat aircraft assigned to the Strike Aircraft Test Direct...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status:... More

Sporting the bugeyed helmet that gives him an edge in a dog fight, US Air Force Major Mike Brewer readies for a test flight in an F-15 Eagle aircraft. USAF AIRMAN First Class Joshua Christiansen (right), crew chief, said he likes the helmet "because it'll help a pilot get my jet back home in one piece." This photograph is from the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Fly-by Shooting"

Sporting the bugeyed helmet that gives him an edge in a dog fight, US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mark Borosch, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brent Ramsey (foreground), 138th Fighter Wing (FW), Oklahoma (OK), Air National Guard (ANG) conducts a pre-flight check of his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, with members of the grounds crew, before a test flight from Tulsa, International Airport (IAP), located in Tulsa, OK. MAJ Ramseys aircraft is the Units first to receive the new 229 Pratt Whitney engine

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brent Ramsey (foreground), 138th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Preston Chasteen, USAF Rele... More

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: acc Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Michael"Lou"Rawls, 40th Flight Test Squadron, 46th Test Wing, pilots the maiden flight of the A-10C Thunderbolt II over Elgin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2005. The maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. It is similar to a ship's maiden voyage. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Scott Wilcox) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Michael"Lou"Rawls, 40th Flight Test Squadron, 46th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elgin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Wilcox, USAF Release Status: ... More

An air-to-air left rear view of a B-1B bomber being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a flight test. This is the first flight in four years for this particular B-1B

An air-to-air left rear view of a B-1B bomber being refueled by a KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT William B. Belcher Release Sta... More

A right front view of the B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) touching down on a runway after a test flight

A right front view of the B-1B bomber testbed aircraft (originally the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Joe Lahoski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A pilot prepares to board a T-38 Talon aircraft for a test flight

A pilot prepares to board a T-38 Talon aircraft for a test flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Natc, Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Kirby Harrison Release Status: Rel... More

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