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English: A B-17G Flying Fortress (nose art Thunderbird), below, and a B-52H Stratofortress flying in a heritage flight formation during 2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, USA, on May 12, 2006.
Français : Deux avions anciens volent dans le cadre du show aérien « Defenders of Liberty » organisé le 12 mai 2006 par l'armée de l'air américaine dans la base de Barksdale, en Louisiane (États-Unis). Un Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, à gauche, et un Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, à droite.
Español: Dos antiguas aeronaves —un Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (izquierda) y un Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (derecha)— en vuelo durante la demostración aérea «Defenders of Liberty» celebrada el 12 de mayo de 2006 en la base aérea Barksdale, Louisiana, Estados Unidos.
Polski: Bombowce Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress oraz, w tle, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress lecące w formacji defiladowej podczas ćwiczeń przed pokazami lotniczymi 2006 Defenders of Liberty („Obrońcy Wolności 2006”) w Bazie Lotniczej Barksdale w Luizjanie, w USA.
Čeština: Bombardéry Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (níže) a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress letí ve formaci na přehlídce 2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow na letecké základně Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, USA, 12. května 2006.
Magyar: Egy B–17 Flying Fortress és háttérben egy B–52 Stratofortress légi bemutató közben
한국어: 2006년 5월 12일 미국 로스엔젤레스 박스데일 공군 기지에서의 '2006 자유의 수호자 에어쇼'(2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow)에서 편대비행 중인 보잉 B-17 플라잉 포트리스(아래, 노스 아트 Thunderbird)와 보잉 B-52 스트래토포트리스.
Македонски: Боинг Б-17 „Летечка тврдина“ (долу) и Боинг Б-52 „Стратотврдина“ на аеромитинг во Луизијана, САД.
Nederlands: Een B-17 Flying Fortress en een B-52 Stratofortress in formatie boven Barksdale Air Force Base tijdens de Defenders of Liberty Airshow in 2006
Português: Dois modelos antigos de aeronave: um Boeing B-17 Fortaleza Voadora (abaixo) e um Boeing B-52 Stratofortress em voo de demostração aérea sobre a Luisiana, Estados Unidos.
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current15:58, 20 June 2009Thumbnail for version as of 15:58, 20 June 20094,149 × 2,652 (6 MB)Jan Arkesteijn (talk | contribs)straightened horizon, adjusted colors
18:49, 25 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:49, 25 May 20064,288 × 2,848 (1.61 MB)Pimlottc (talk | contribs)05/12/06 - A B-17G Flying Fortress, right, and a B-52H Stratofortress fly in a heritage flight formation during 2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 12, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan) (Rele

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