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Spectators watch one of two C-9 Nightingale aircraft bringing in the 52 freed hostages after their release from Iran

At night, a crowd watches a C-9 Nightingale aircraft with a red cross on its tail taxi on a runway, carrying hostages freed from Iran.
Made by
Department of Defense photographer
Date
1981-01-20
Held by
National Archives, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Record Group 330)
Catalog number
NAID 6344603; 330-CFD-DF-SN-82-06702
Rights
Unrestricted (National Archives catalog, Use Restriction status)
Credit line
Department of Defense, National Archives, NAID 6344603.
Catalog record
catalog.archives.gov

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At night, a crowd watches a C-9 Nightingale aircraft with a red cross on its tail taxi on a runway, carrying hostages freed from Iran.

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