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English: C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia .

Other languages:

Čeština : Vojenský dopravní letoun C-17 Globemaster III při letu nad Blue Ridge Mountains ve Virginii .

Deutsch : U.S. Air Force Flugzeuge des Typs C-17 Globemaster III über den Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia

English : C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia .

Español : El avion militar de carga C-17 Globemaster III sobrevolando la cadena montañosa Blue Ridge en Virgina , Estados Unidos .

Français : Des avions C-17 Globemaster III volant au dessus des Blue Ridge Mountains en Virginie (USA).

Galego : O avion militar de carga C-17 Globemaster III sobrevoando a cadea montañosa Blue Ridge en Virxina , Estados Unidos .

Italiano : Un aereo C-17 Globemaster III mentre sorvola la catena dei Blue Ridge in Virginia .

Magyar : C–17 Globemaster III nehéz szállító repülőgépek a Blue Ridge Mountains fölött ( Virginia , Egyesült Államok )

Nederlands : Vliegtuigen van het type C-17 Globemaster III vliegen over het Blue Ridge-gebergte in Virginia

Polski : Samoloty McDonnell Douglas C-17 lecące nad Pasmem Błękitnym w stanie Wirginia .

Português : Aeronaves C-17 Globemaster III sobrevoando as montanhas Blue Ridge na Virgínia .

Română : Avion C-17 Globemaster III deasupra munților Blue Ridge din Virginia .

Svenska : Flygplan av typen C-17 Globemaster III flyger över Blue Ridge Mountains i Virginia under en övning.

Türkçe : C-17 Globemaster III

Беларуская : Самалёты ВПС ЗША C-17 Globemaster III пралятаюць над гарамі Блакітнага хрыбта (Вірджынія, ЗША)

Русский : Самолёты C-17 Globemaster III в небе над Голубым хребтом ( Вирджиния , США).

한국어 : 미국 버지니아 주의 블루리지 산맥 상공을 비행하는 C-17 글로브마스터 III 기.

日本語：バージニア州のブルーリッジ山脈上空を飛ぶ C-17グローブマスターIII 輸送機

中文：美国 C-17环球霸王III 机群在飞越弗吉尼亚州的蓝岭。

中文（繁體）： C-17環球霸王III 機群正飛越美國維吉尼亞州的藍嵴山脈

العربية : الطائرة C-17 Globemaster III تطير فوق جبال بلو ريدج (Blue Ridge Mountains) في فرجينيا .

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English: Thirteen C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia during low level tactical training Dec. 20, 2005. These C-17 planes are assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

Français : Treize avions C17-Globemaster III volant au dessus des Blue Ridge Mountains en Virginie (USA) durant un entrainement tactique le 20 décembre 2005. Les avions présentés appartiennent aux 437 et 315e compagnies de la base de Charleston (Caroline du sud).

Deutsch: 13 C-17 Globemaster III im Tiefflug über den Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia (USA) während einer taktischen Übung am 20. Dezember 2005. Diese C-17 Flugzeuge gehören zum 437. und 315. Geschwader (Aircraft Wing) der Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Date

20 December 2005

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photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force

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