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An Air Defense Command radar tracking dish points skyward sun on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Exact Date Shot Unknown

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Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman

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01/01/1968
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defense command radar air defense command radar dish points dish points sun caribbean island caribbean island trinidad radar equipment air defense high resolution exact date ken hackman us national archives