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An U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor prepares for an early evening takeoff at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, arch 5, 2022. The F-22s were rapidly deployed to the base earlier
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Abu Dhabi Defence Force, Air Wing - Hawker Hunter FGA.76 704 (with 705), at RAF Luqa, Malta during delivery, ca April 1970. Aircraft 704 and 705 were converted from ex Royal Air
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