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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

The canopy of an A-10 Thunderbolt II is readied for testing at the Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in the early 1970s. The facility, commonly referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

Then-project manager Gene Sanders, Richard Peterson and Capt. D.C. Chapin, from left, look at the windshield of a Cessna T-37 Tweet undergoing bird strike testing at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in 1973. These tests occurred at the Bird Impact Range. This facility, more famously known as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

A practice round is fired in preparation for testing at the Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in 1973. The facility, commonly referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

This schematic drawing shows the general arrangement of the Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. The facility, commonly referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

Herb Wiker makes final adjustments to the high-speed motion picture cameras set up at the Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in 1972. These cameras, operating at thousands of frames per second, captured the impacts of bird strikes simulated at the facility, more famously known as the “Chicken Gun.” Strikes were simulated by launching chicken carcasses at test articles, and the muzzle of the launcher can be seen beneath the steel structure on the left. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

An aircraft canopy is readied for simulated bird strike testing by, from left, Jon Storslee, 2nd Lt. Mark Retzloff, then-Air Force test director Tom Best and Butch Garrett at the Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in 1982. The range, commonly referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles. The first shot from the Chicken Gun was fired 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Jonathan Poe, a computer network technician IV, works in the computer staging area to prepare computers for deployment to users Oct. 5, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Technicians replacing computers base wide

Jonathan Poe, a computer network technician IV, works in the computer staging area to prepare computers for deployment to users Oct. 5, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Technicians replacing computers base wide

Computer network technicians pose for a photo in the computer staging area at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, Oct. 5, 2022. They have been working to do a surge of computer replacements to upgrade equipment for Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Joseph Bedell, center, representing the 804th Test Group, plays a shot as he and teammate Chris Romanoski battle a team from the Test Support Division in pickleball during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Rachel Napier, right, watches as her teammate on the Test Support Division team, Rodger Oren, plays a shot during the disc golf competition of Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Competitors representing the Test Support Division and the 804th Test Group compete in disc golf during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

A member of the Test Support Division kayak relay team gets a push from his teammates during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members representing the Test Support Division, the 804th Test Group and the Wing Staff compete in the kayak relay during the Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Donna Spry, representing the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Wing Staff team, plays pickleball during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Col. Randel Gordon, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, presents the Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day trophy to 1st Lt. Paul McCormack representing the 804th Test Group at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

The 804th Test Group, left, takes on the Test Support Division in tug-of-war during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

The Wing Staff tug-of-war team digs in during their match against the Test Support Division during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Col. Randel Gordon, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, declares a winner in a tug-of-war match during Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB holds Sports Day

Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members compete in volleyball during the Arnold Air Force Base Sports Day at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at the base in Tennessee Oct. 5, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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