Fighting the War on Terror One Rock at a Time [Image 3 of 3]

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11.10.2008

Courtesy Photo

379th Air Expeditionary Wing

View of the front of a B-1 engine that ingested pieces of a main landing gear tire on takeoff at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Repairs will cost between $260,000 and $1 million. Incidents like these highlight the need for foreign object debris prevention efforts.

• Date Taken: 11.10.2008
• Date Posted: 10.30.2011 12:06
• Photo ID: 128907
• VIRIN: 081110-F-3333L-002
• Resolution: 2100x1575
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)