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Trailing fire and smoke, an Army Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile ascends during a test launch at Launch Complex 33

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Base: White Sands Missile Range

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Ted Gaskins

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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26/04/1988
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