US Air Force Technical Sergeant Murray assists USAF Colonel Gary North with strapping into an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to flying a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During March 1999, COL North was at Luke AFB going through F-16 refresher training before heading to Korea to become the 8th Fighter Wing commander at Kunsan Air Base. COL Gary North became the first US Air Force pilot to achieve an aerial kill in a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH when he successfully engaged an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat that violated the Iraqi southern no-fly zone. COL Norths crewchief at the time of the shoot down, TSGT Murray, is now ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Murray assists USAF Colonel Gary North with strapping into an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to flying a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During March 1999, COL North was at Luke AFB going through F-16 refresher training before heading to Korea to become the 8th Fighter Wing commander at Kunsan Air Base. COL Gary North became the first US Air Force pilot to achieve an aerial kill in a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH when he successfully engaged an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat that violated the Iraqi southern no-fly zone. COL Norths crewchief at the time of the shoot down, TSGT Murray, is now assigned to the 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Base: Luke Air Force Base
State: Arizona (AZ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Jacobus, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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