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98-year-old pilot sees Skyraider legacy live on in AFSOC’s OA-1K Skyraider II

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, left, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, and Phillip Jennings, right, a retired Air America pilot, reconnect before attending a delivery ceremony held for the arrival of Air Force Special Operations Command’s first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 3, 2025. Jennings rescued Buice after he ejected from an A-1 Skyraider in July 1968, after taking enemy fire in northern Laos, near the Vietnam border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli
VIRIN: 250403-F-LD209-1359.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 9

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

1600

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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