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USS Racine

RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
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RAAF helps armies sink ex-USS Racine

17/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4122 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC, USS Racine

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