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    Dedicated Crew Chiefs say farewell to Tail No. 1303 [Image 1 of 4]

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    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and face masks stand on a flight line in front of a large military turboprop aircraft marked '1303'. The aircraft appears to be a C-130 variant with a dark gray paint scheme, consistent with special operations aircraft. The setting is an overcast airfield with a hangar visible in the background.

    CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    10.19.2020

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Kitterman 

    27th Special Operations Wing

    Master Sgt. Kevin Shafer, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief section chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Ohienmhen, 16 AMU Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, stand in front of an AC-130W Stinger II gunship, Tail No. 1303, prior to the aircraft’s final flight before retirement at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19, 2020. Shafer was Tail No. 1303’s Dedicated Crew Chief in 2009 while Ohienmhen served as the most recent DCC for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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    Date Taken: 10.19.2020
    Date Posted: 10.22.2020 17:33
    Photo ID: 6398892
    VIRIN: 201019-F-VE588-1010
    Resolution: 4500x3000
    Size: 1.13 MB
    Location: CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO, US
    Web Views: 100
    Downloads: 10

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    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and face masks stand on a flight line in front of a large military turboprop aircraft marked '1303'. The aircraft appears to be a C-130 variant with a dark gray paint scheme, consistent with special operations aircraft. The setting is an overcast airfield with a hangar visible in the background.
    A line of military turboprop transport aircraft, consistent with C-130 Hercules variants, are taxiing or queued on a runway/taxiway at a military airfield. The aircraft appear to be dark gray or black in color, suggesting special operations variants such as MC-130s. The overcast, low-light conditions and wet tarmac suggest early morning or inclement weather operations.
    A military turboprop transport aircraft, consistent with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, is captured at the moment of takeoff or low-altitude flight just above a runway. The aircraft is painted in a dark gray military livery with all four propellers visibly spinning at high speed. Vortex condensation trails are visible swirling around the fuselage, indicating high humidity and low-pressure aerodynamic effects.
    A military transport aircraft, consistent with a C-130 Hercules silhouette, is captured in low-altitude flight over a military airfield. Multiple similar aircraft are visible lined up on the tarmac in the background, suggesting a large-scale military operation or exercise. The image is taken in backlit conditions, rendering most subjects as dark silhouettes against a partly cloudy sky.

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