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Sonobuoys, 1977

Sonobuoys, 1977

Acoustic monitoring
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Misawa Air Base, Japan, March, 1977: Acoustic monitoring devices called sonobuoys are loaded into the belly of a submarine-tracking P3C Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron 40 prior to a patrol over the Pacific Ocean.