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Four military aircraft fly in formation.

Noble Defender

A B-52 Stratofortress, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, and two Royal Canadian air force CF-18 fighter aircraft, fly together over eastern Canada on an air intercept mission during Operation Noble Defender, a North American Air Defense Command arctic air defense operation, Sept. 20, 2020.

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