Bombing of Huong Vi railroad yards

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02385
Title
Bombing of Huong Vi railroad yards
Description
Original caption: "Air Force Bombardment - Dense smoke billows skyward at Huong Vi railroad yards, 36 miles northeast of Hanoi, after Air Force F-105 Thunderchief pilots unloaded their bomb payloads on the facility. Air Force strikes, such as the one pictured above, are part of the continuous pressure being applied to North Vietnam's lines of communications to halt the flow of war materials to the South." Aerial photo of an air strike on a rural rail yard.
Date
1967, June 11
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Bombing, Aerial; Jet fighter planes; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Aerial photography; Precision bombing
Location
North Vietnam
Coordinates
21.0278; 105.8342
Size
20 x 25 cm
Container
B146, F6
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Air Force
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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