MC-130P Combat Shadow dropping flares.

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MC-130P Combat Shadow dropping flares as is the MC-130P from which this photo was taken. Flares are normally used to decoy infrared guided missiles. The aircraft is assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron/352nd Special Operations Group stationed at RAF Mildenhall, UK, in December 2011.

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Size: 3900px × 2602px
Photo credit: © Gert Kromhout/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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