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Air Commandos honor fallen comrades with memorial flight

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron takes off here Feb. 26 for a memorial flight to commemorate their fallen brethren who were lost 29 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E crashed during an exercise killing eight of nine crew members and 15 special operators that were passengers. The memorial flight has been flown every year since the tragic accident. (U.S. Air Force photo by James D'Angina)

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