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U.S. Navy F/A-18 at transonic speed. The cloud is due to the Prandtl-Glauert singularity.

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English: Off the coast of Pusan, South Korea: An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) breaks the sound barrier in the skies over the Pacific Ocean. VFA-151 is deployed aboard USS Constellation (CVN 64). The image was an Astronomy Picture of the Day on August 19, 2007.
Location
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Off the coast of Pusan, South Korea
Aircraft type
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Operator
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United States Navy
Activity
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in flight
Type
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photograph
Date 7 July 1999
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This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 990707-N-6483G-001 (next).
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Author Ensign John Gay, U.S. Navy
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(Reusing this file)		 Quote of http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/questions/photos.html – U.S. Navy photographs and digital images are in the public domain and therefore are not copyrighted. However, if used, credit should be "U.S. Navy photo by [photographer's name]" or "U.S. Navy footage/video"
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