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Deicing at Rhein-Main, 1980
Published: January 1, 2012
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Frankfurt, Germany, December 3, 1980: Senior Airman Rick Whitten of the 435th Organizational Maintenance Squadron clears the wing section of a huge C-130 Hercules aircraft as the first snowstorm of the season hits Rhein-Main Air Base.