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A B-52D Stratofortress takes off from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam for a mission over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, where Wickline and his crew had just completed operations. (U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force
A B-52D Stratofortress takes off from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam for a mission over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, where Wickline and his crew had just completed operations. (U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force