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"textContent": "The deployment of the one-of-a-kind 737 to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to support the Artemis II launch, provided aircraft spotters and photographers with an unprecedented opportunity for a closer look at the NT-43A “RAT 55” and its dorsal EO/IR turret. As we reported in detail yesterday, the highly-modified Boeing 737-200, the U.S. Air Force […]",
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