| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 166495 |
| Military Code: | EM-11 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey (901) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey (901) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey |
| C/n (msn): | D0074 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Marines |
| Unit Markings: | VMM-261 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 2010 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 143348 |
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The tiltrotor was first deployed to Afghanistan in November 2009 with VMM-261 "Raging Bulls" and saw its first offensive combat mission during Operation Cobra Anger on 4 December 2009. Only a few months later, this picture was made at Kandahar when one of the Ranging Bulls Osprey's dropped of some high ranking military at the massive coalition base. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 May 2019, and has since been viewed 306 times. |