A 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-111F aircraft makes a low-level pass over the Dutch frigate HR MS BLOYS VAN TRESLONG (F-824) during Open Gate '89. Open Gate is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF/NATO exercise designed to simulate air and sea power tactics required to keep the Straits of Gibraltar open during a crisis
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: OPEN GATE '89
Country: Unknown
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan
Release Status: Released to Public
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tactical
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dutch frigate hr ms bloys van treslong
open
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joint chiefs
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straits
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north atlantic treaty organization
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simulation exercise
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tactical fighter squadron f 111 f aircraft
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us national archives
fighter squadron
Date
24/04/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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