<p>U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C <i>Eagle</i>, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, takes off from Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, on 24 September 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAF bases Lakenheath and Mildenhall, to multiple locations in Norway, in support of the Arctic Challenge exercise 2013 (ACE-13). ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners, which promoted continued interoperability between the Sweden, Finland and NATO.<br></p>
Note the derelict former USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4E-35-MC <i>Phantom II</i> (s/n 67-0333) in the background. Its crew shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-21 on 23 May 1972. The aircraft was retired to the AMARC as FP333 on 11 October 1989 and it was later given to the Norwegian Aviation Museum at Bodø.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry
2013-09-24
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