File:428-GX-KN-28164 (23493315030).jpg

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Description 428-GX-KN-28164: The annular blast fragmentation warhead of an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile detonates on striking a QF-86 drone aircraft target five seconds after the missile was fired from an F-14A “Tomcat” fighter at Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California. Photographed October 29, 1977. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/12/15).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/23493315030 (archive). It was reviewed on 13 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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