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F-15 Eagle takes flight, 1991

Stars and Stripes • April 20, 2022

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Saudi Arabia, January 1991: An F-15 Eagle from Bitburg Air Base, Germany, takes off from a base in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm.

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