A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft takes off with another B-52G close behind. Three cells of six B-52 and KC-10 Extender aircraft will takeoff seconds apart under combat conditions during the minimum interval takeoff exercise. The exercise is a part of an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Barksdale Air Force Base
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Staff Sgt. Phil Schmitten
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/12/1986
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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