Photo: NATO E-3A AWACS landing at dusk

October 26, 2012 Military Aviation

Taken at Decimomannu, Sardinia, Italy, where the plane was temporarily based, the following picture shows a NATO E-3 AWACS returning from a local sortie on Oct. 18.

Image credit: Giovanni Maduli

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