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AIRMAN Mario Sales, crew chief, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, inspects a vent tube for one of the four General Electric F-101/102 turbine jet engines of their unit's B-12 Lancer. In 12 hours this aircraft "Hellion" will be the lead aircraft in a two ship formation that will launch on a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will also determine the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category. "Hellion" is the lead aircraft of the squadron

AIRMAN Mario Sales, crew chief, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More