Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/USS Vincennes launching missile

 
Original - A missile departs the forward launcher of Vincennes during a 1987 exercise.
Reason
The picture illustrates an important part of US-Iran relations and is one of the best quality pictures taken from the Iran Air Flight 655 incident.
Articles this image appears in
Iran Air Flight 655, William C. Rogers III, Iran-Iraq War
Creator
Dual Freq

Promoted File:USS Vincennes launching SM-2MR in 1987.jpg --Elekhh (talk) 22:58, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]