ARCTAS Mission - NASA P-3 aircraft N426NA on tarmac at NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) Mt. View, California ARC-2008-ACD08-0137-025

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ARCTAS Mission - NASA P-3 aircraft N426NA on tarmac at NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) Mt. View, California ARC-2008-ACD08-0137-025

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ARCTAS Mission - NASA P-3 aircraft N426NA on tarmac at NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) Mt. View, California

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24/06/2008

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Exit 398A, California

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