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Berlin Airlift veteran provides firsthand account on 75th anniversary

Ralph Dionne, a Berlin Airlift veteran, points to a training graduation photo of himself while meeting with Col. Taona Enriquez, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Desaulniers, acting as installation command chief, in his home in Nashua, N.H., June 26. As an aircraft mechanic during the Berlin Airlift, Dionne played an integral role in keeping the airlift mission airborne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

PHOTO BY: Mark Herlihy
VIRIN: 230626-F-JW594-1381.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.16 MB
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NIKON Z 6_2

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NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S

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18/10

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1/250

ISO

1250

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Berlin Airlift veteran provides firsthand account on 75th anniversary

Ralph Dionne, a Berlin Airlift veteran, points to a training graduation photo of himself while meeting with Col. Taona Enriquez, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Desaulniers, acting as installation command chief, in his home in Nashua, N.H., June 26. As an aircraft mechanic during the Berlin Airlift, Dionne played an integral role in keeping the airlift mission airborne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy)

PHOTO BY: Mark Herlihy
VIRIN: 230626-F-JW594-1381.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.16 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S

APERTURE

18/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.