Aerial photo of bombed Thanh Hoa railroad ferry complex

Item

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363-02821.jpg
Digital Object Identifier
363-02821
Title
Aerial photo of bombed Thanh Hoa railroad ferry complex
Description
Original caption: "Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam - Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sep. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as 'devastated.'" Aerial photo of a bombed landscape with roads, a village, a railway, a river, and farms.
Date
1966, Sep. 24
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
20 x 25 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
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