F-8 Crusader taking off

Item

Title
F-8 Crusader taking off
Description
Original caption: "An F-8 Crusader, mounted with sophisticated aerial photographic equipping underneath its fuselage, is launched from the attack aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in Tonkin Gulf. Photographs taken by this supersonic jet will provide pilots with reconnaissance data on military targets in North Vietnam." Navy plane taking off from an aircraft carrier.
Is Format Of
363-02406.jpg
Identifier
363-02406
Date
1967, Aug. 30
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Aircraft carriers; United States. Navy; Crusader (Jet fighter plane); Jet fighter planes
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. Air Force
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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