Aviation Ordnance men roll bombs across the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02568
Title
Aviation Ordnance men roll bombs across the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk
Description
Original caption: "Ready the Bombs - Aviation Ordnance men aboard the Seventh Fleet attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk roll 500-pound bombs across the flight deck to attack and fighter aircraft just prior to their launch against targets in North Vietnam." Two American men use a cart to move three missiles, probably onboard an aircraft carrier.
Date
1962-1968, approximately
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy. Fleet, 7th; Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier); Bombing, Aerial; Projectiles, Aerial; Sailors; Aircraft carriers
Location
South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6297
Size
20 x 25 cm
Container
B146, F3
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Navy. Fleet, 7th
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information
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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