An air-to-air view of three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing en route to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod and external fuel tanks

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An air-to-air view of three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing en route to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod and external fuel tanks

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Marv Lynchard

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

11/01/1991

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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