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A bottom view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcon is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A bottom view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcon is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A bottom view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcon is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A left side view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcons are from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A member of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the wing tip of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise CORNET COLT

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilots hold a preflight briefing during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The pilots are from 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

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A left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcon is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile loaded on the wing of his aircraft during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The pilot is assigned to the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

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Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81

Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe

State: Hawaii (HI)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bert Mau

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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12/11/1981
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label_outline Explore Exercise Cope Elite, Tsgt Bert Mau, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe

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