Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) Demolition

Forward view of the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714), after the cockpit is removed on the N211 apron at Moffett Field, California.

Forward view of the modified C-141 Kuiper Airborne Observatory, (KAO) (NASA-714), after the cockpit is removed on the N211 apron at Moffett Field, California.

Photographer Don Richey
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