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A view of nose art on a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft deployed to Saudi Arabid during Operation Desert Shield

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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23/01/1991
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label_outline Explore Kc 135 A Stratotanker Aircraft, Nose Art, Saudi

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