Two groups of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division drift to the ground after jumping from a pair of 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft over Sicily drop zone. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft
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- 1988-08-11
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public
- Creator
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
- Collection
- Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files - Type
- image
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- Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk: Hard Drive
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Two groups of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division drift to the ground after jumping from a pair of 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft over Sicily drop zone. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft. 1988-08-11. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6462247. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1988-08-11) Two groups of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division drift to the ground after jumping from a pair of 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft over Sicily drop zone. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6462247
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6462247>.