Point Mugu Nas (naval Base Ventura Co) Airport Photo

Missile Park-AIM-9 SIDEWINDER, supersonic air to air, passive InfraRed heat-seeking target detector (will fly up a jet tailpipe), Invented 1948 at then Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake, Developmental flight tests at Point Mugu 1951
EXIF Data
Camera Make Hewlett-Packard
Camera Model HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00)d
Shutter Speed 1/2041 sec
Aperture f/4.3
ISO 100
Focal Length 5.8 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Center-weighted average
White Balance Auto
Dimensions 1792 × 1312
Date Taken 2006-02-08 14:05:35
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