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    Boom operator returns to the controls 50 years after retirement [Image 3 of 8]

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    Boom operator returns to the controls 50 years after retirement

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    04.03.2023

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon Adelan 

    9th Reconnaissance Wing

    Retired Master Sgt. Eugene T. Beal sits in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker, April 3, 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Eugene spent most of his career as a boom operator in the KC-97 Stratofreighter and the KC-135. In March 1952, Eugene enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was sent to fight in the Korean War as a tail gunner in the B-29 Superfortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan)

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    Date Taken: 04.03.2023
    Date Posted: 04.06.2023 17:19
    Photo ID: 7726771
    VIRIN: 230403-F-HK496-1148
    Resolution: 7209x4806
    Size: 20.61 MB
    Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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