Freight unloaded from C-141 Starlifter
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02684.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02684
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Title
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Freight unloaded from C-141 Starlifter
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Offload Starlifter - Air Force air freight specialists at Da Nang Air Base offload cargo of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) from a C-141 Starlifter. Starlifters carried more than 4,000 men and 300 tons of cargo from Peterson Field, Colo., to Da Nang. The troops and cargo were then put aboard Air Force C-130 Hercules transports for movement to their final destination." A forklift lifts a palette of supplies out of an American Air Force plane.
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Date
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1967, approximate
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Soldiers; United States. Army; Military supplies; Jet planes; Operational rations (Military supplies); United States. Air Force; Cargo handling; Starlifter (Jet transport)
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B146, F4
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Air Force
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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