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.
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C-97G 53-0106 seen here in August 1971 had finally lost all its KC-97 attributes (see previous picture).
It had undergone modifications and was renamed RIVET STOCK.
Its primary mission was then targeting the SA-4 system.
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. |
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