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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on Feb. 21, 1999. U.S.-based aircraft and support personnel are deploying to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations.

A B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber from Barksdale lands at RAF Fairford.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, on Feb. 21, 1999. U.S.-based aircraft and support personnel are deploying to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations.

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