C-97G 52-2724 SIDE KICK (also see previous picture) had undergone several modification during
its career when this picture was taken at Tempelhof in May 1971. When the aircraft was
reassigned to the 7405.SS in late 1969, it had been renamed RIVET GIANT after the
upgrade of its camera suite (PHOTINT - optical and IR).
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<small>The Big Safari program name mentioned corresponds to the period when 
the aircraft was photographed. The aircraft modifications and the Big Safari 
program in which this particular aircraft was involved were not necessarily 
the same before or after.</small>