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‘Mission Accomplished’ – Tuskegee Airmen recognized for 1949 Top Gun Victory

Gen. Mark Kelly, Air Combat Command commander, unveils the 332nd Fighter Group’s commissioned plaque to retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Harvey, an original Tuskegee Airman, and Jerry Burton, national president of the Tuskegee Airman Organization, during a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 11, 2022. In 1949, Harvey and the 332nd Fighter Group won the U.S. Air Force’s inaugural Fighter Gunnery Meet “Top Gun,” a worldwide gunnery competition where the best pilot teams in the U.S. Air Force came together to compete for the top spot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
VIRIN: 220112-F-LY743-1002.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

1000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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