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Captain Dan Cherry rolls in on a target, in a detail from Harley Copic’s painting “Thunder Over the Red River.” Cherry’s Republic F-105D carries 750-pound M117 bombs, which under certain conditions could explode prematurely due to their fuzes’ design. (Harley Copic)
Harley Copic