Bombing of the Boi Hoa highway

Item

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363-02656.jpg
Digital Object Identifier
363-02656
Title
Bombing of the Boi Hoa highway
Description
Original caption: "Smoke and Dust rise from the Boi Hoa highway ferry, located 37 statute miles southeast of Vinh, during an attack with 500-pound bombs by pilots from the attack carrier USS Hancock, Aug. 27." An Aerial photograph of a bomb going off near a river in a rural area. There are many craters scattered in the landscape.
Date
1967, approximate
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Aerial photography; Landscapes; Aerial reconnaissance; United States. Navy; Bombing, Aerial; Roads; Hancock (Aircraft carrier : 1944-1976)
Location
Vinh, North Vietnam
Coordinates
18.6796; 105.6813
Size
20 x 25 cm
Container
B146, F4
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Navy
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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