Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 01 May 2007 — Three U.S. Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing CV-22 Osprey long-range special operations mission aircraft take off in formation from Kirtland Air force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff, hover, and landing qualities of a helicopter with the normal flight characteristics of a turboprop aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus Maier.
Updated: 27 September 2007 |
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