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A right front view of a West German Tornado aircraft parked on the flight line during the change of command ceremony for the US Air Force Europe, and Allied Air Forces Central Europe

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Ramstein Air Base

Country: West Germany (FRG)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick H. Nugent

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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right front view tornado aircraft tornado aircraft flight line change command ceremony command ceremony europe air force europe central ramstein air base air force front view west germany germany high resolution air forces central europe west german tornado aircraft air force base military aircraft us national archives
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01/04/1987
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The U.S. National Archives
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right front view tornado aircraft tornado aircraft flight line change command ceremony command ceremony europe air force europe central ramstein air base air force front view west germany germany high resolution air forces central europe west german tornado aircraft air force base military aircraft us national archives