Aerial photo of smoke cloud over a train

Item

Title
Aerial photo of smoke cloud over a train
Description
Original caption: "Smoke billows from a North Vietnamese train attacked by Seventh Fleet Aircraft from the carrier, USS Midway, May 4 in what a Seventh Fleet spokesman said was probably the most successful armed reconnaissance mission flown to date by naval aircraft over Vietnam. Twenty railroad cars and two locomotives were destroyed and left smoking. The train, headed southward was stopped by downed bridges over North Vietnam Tuesday after conducting three days of in country attacks against Viet Cong concentrations in South Vietnam. Some twelve aircrafts, including A-4 Skyhawks and F-8 Crusaders, participated in the attack, hitting the train with 250 pound bombs, five inch zuni rockets and 20mm gunfire." Aerial photo of a bombed train in a rural area, with a black cloud of smoke rising from it.
Is Format Of
363-02403.jpg
Identifier
363-02403
Date
1965, May 4
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy; Bombing, Aerial; Jet fighter planes; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Precision bombing; Aerial photography; Railroads
Location
North Vietnam
Coordinates
21.0278; 105.8342
Physical Dimensions
20 x 25 cm
Is Part Of
B147, F1
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Is Required By
MS 363
Collection
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Navy. Fleet, 7th
Contributor
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Rights
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections
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