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    ‘Mission Accomplished’ – Tuskegee Airmen recognized for 1949 Top Gun Victory [Image 2 of 7]

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

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, UNITED STATES

    01.12.2022

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus  

    Nellis Air Force Base

    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 III, 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)

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    Date Taken: 01.12.2022
    Date Posted: 01.13.2022 15:09
    Photo ID: 7011090
    VIRIN: 220112-F-LY743-1002
    Resolution: 5651x3760
    Size: 4.62 MB
    Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, US

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