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Čeština: Letoun V-22 Osprey při doplňování paliva ve středním Iráku.

Deutsch: Besatzungsmitglieder betanken eine Bell-Boeing V-22 vor einer nächtlichen Mission in Zentral- Irak.

English: Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey before a night mission in central Iraq.

Français : Un Boeing-Bell V-22 Osprey avant une mission nocturne dans le centre de l' Irak alors que des membres d'équipage le ravitaillent en carburant.

日本語：中央イラクの夜間作戦前に燃料補給を受ける V-22 オスプレイ

العربية : أعضاء طاقم طائرة V-22 أوسپرَي يُعيدون تزويدها بالوقود قُبيل الانطلاق في مُهمَّةٍ جديدةٍ وسط العراق.

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2 February 2008

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Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane (U.S. Navy)

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 2 February 2012. It was captioned as follows:

English: Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey vertical-lift aircraft before a night mission in central Iraq.

Other languages:

Dansk: Besætningsmedlemmer tanker et V-22 Osprey VTOL-fly før en natlig mission i det centrale Irak.

English: Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey vertical-lift aircraft before a night mission in central Iraq.

Español: Miembros de la tripulación repostan una aeronave de despegue vertical V-22 Osprey antes de una misión nocturna en el centro de Irak.

Français : Un Boeing-Bell V-22 Osprey avant une mission nocturne dans le centre de l' Irak alors que des membres d'équipage le ravitaillent en carburant.

Italiano: Un membro dell'equipaggio rifornisce un convertiplano V-22 Osprey prima di una missione notturna sull' Iraq centrale.

Magyar: V–22 Osprey konvertiplán bevetés előtti üzemanyag-feltöltés közben Irak középső részén

Nederlands: Een V-22 Osprey-vliegtuig met verticaal hefvermogen wordt bijgetankt voor een nachtelijke missie in Irak.

Русский: Экипаж заправляет конвертоплан V-22 Osprey перед ночной операцией в центральном Ираке

Українська: Екіпаж дозаправляє конвертоплан V-22 Osprey (модифікація MV-22) перед вильотом на нічне завдання, центральний Ірак, 2 лютого 2008 р.

ქართული: ეკიპაჟის წევრები საწვავით ავსებენ V-22 Osprey-ს ღამის მისიის შესასრულებლად ცენტრალურ ერაყში.

मराठी: व्ही-२२ ऑस्प्रे लढाऊ विमान

日本語：イラク中部での夜間任務に向かう垂直上昇機 V-22 オスプレイに乗組員が燃料を補給する。

中文：机组成员在伊拉克中部给一架即将执行夜间任务的 V-22鱼鹰式倾转旋翼机加油。

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