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DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Mt. Whitney DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Mt. Whitney

Photo Number: EC98-44444-007
Photo Date: 25 Feb 1998

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Description: The DC-8 banking over the jagged peak of Mount Whitney on a February 25, 1998 flight. The DC-8 and a pair of ER-2 aircraft are operated by the Airborne Science program at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA, other governmental agencies, academia, and scientific and technical organizations employ the DC-8 for a variety of experiments.

NASA Photo by: Jim Ross

Keywords: DC-8 Images; ER-2 aircraft



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