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    98-year-old pilot sees Skyraider legacy live on in AFSOC’s OA-1K Skyraider II [Image 6 of 6]

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    98-year-old pilot sees Skyraider legacy live on in AFSOC’s OA-1K Skyraider II

    HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    04.03.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli 

    Air Force Special Operations Command

    Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, left, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, and Phillip Jennings, right, a retired Air America pilot, reconnect before attending a delivery ceremony held for the arrival of Air Force Special Operations Command’s first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 3, 2025. Jennings rescued Buice after he ejected from an A-1 Skyraider in July 1968, after taking enemy fire in northern Laos, near the Vietnam border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)

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    Date Taken: 04.03.2025
    Date Posted: 04.08.2025 10:40
    Photo ID: 8959748
    VIRIN: 250403-F-LD209-1359
    Resolution: 7085x4723
    Size: 9.23 MB
    Location: HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US

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