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    Boom operator returns to the controls 50 years after retirement [Image 4 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 lays in the boom operator’s controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker, April 3, 2023, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Eugene enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in March 1952 as a tail gunner in the B-29 Superfortress. After he completed basic training and gunner school, he was immediately sent to fight in the Korean War. (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: 7726772
    VIRIN: 230403-F-HK496-1062
    Resolution: 9504x6336
    Size: 37.16 MB
    Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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