F-84E gun test in Korea 1952
Testing of the 12.7 mm machine guns of a U.S. Air Force Republic F-84E Thunderjet fighter from the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing in Korea, 1951. Original caption: "Leaving a fiery trail,.50 caliber bullets streak through the night as maintenance men of the 49th Fighter Bomber Wing in Korea, test fire a Republic F-84 "Thunderjet." Wing guns will be checked and put in perfect firing order before the plane takes off in the morning on a bombing and strafing mission over enemy lines.: ca. 08/1952"
- Date
- 1952-08
- Photographer / author
- USAF (342-AF-82753AC))
- Archive
- U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- image
- Original size
- 2,933 × 2,329 pixels
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