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    No barriers to landing on carriers [Image 1 of 3]

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    A large military heavy-lift helicopter is captured in low-altitude flight against an overcast sky. The aircraft appears to be a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion or similar variant, identifiable by its distinctive seven-blade main rotor, three engines, and large fuselage. The helicopter is photographed from a close frontal-angle perspective, showing significant rotor blade motion blur.

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    11.28.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Martin Egnash 

    Marine Corps Installations East       

    Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 conduct field carrier landing practice across from Stone Bay, near Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 28. This training is intended to prepare them for Operation Bold Alligator, where they will be working from an aircraft carrier.

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    Date Taken: 11.28.2011
    Date Posted: 12.06.2011 15:43
    Photo ID: 495368
    VIRIN: 111128-M-SB340-001
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 1.76 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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