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Aircraft 64-0523 "Godfather" lifts off for its final flight on June 22, 2013 at Duke Field, Fla. The final flight will land at Cannon AFB, where 0523 will become a static display at the base’s airpark. The aircraft has the distinction of leading the Air Force’s assault force during the Son Tay Raid to rescue prisoners of war in Vietnam in 1970. [USAF photo by TSgt. Samuel King Jr.]

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