A NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, West Germany, prepares to refuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during a training mission. The plane is one of eighteen such aircraft providing surveillance for member nations as directed by NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force commander
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Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
19/02/1988
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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