Aerial photo of bombed Thanh Hoa railroad ferry complex

Item

derivative filename/jpeg
363-02813.jpg
Digital Object Identifier
363-02813
Title
Aerial photo of bombed Thanh Hoa railroad ferry complex
Description
Original caption: "Devastated - said Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15, Sep. 21, 1966, after pounding a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam. The accompanying before-and-after photos display partial effects of about 200 tons of bombs dropped during the day by Air Wing 15. In attacking the area at least 8 defending flak sites were silenced. Boxcars, tracks and bomb craters are clearly seen before-and-after being hit by A6 Intruder and A4 Skyhawk pilots." Aerial photography of a road and a bombed train.
Date
1966, Sep. 23
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Aerial photography; Landscapes; Aerial reconnaissance; Railroad yards; United States. Navy; Bombing, Aerial
Location
Thanh Hóa, South Vietnam
Coordinates
19.8067; 105.7852
Size
15 x 22 cm
Container
B144, F7
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
extracted text