Air Force F-105 Thunderchiefs bombing Son Tay Army supply area

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02388
Title
Air Force F-105 Thunderchiefs bombing Son Tay Army supply area
Description
Original caption: "On target - Bombs from Air Force F-105 Thunderchiefs hit on target during the March 26 strike at the Son Tay Army supply area, North Vietnam, during the Strike, 23 miles west of Hanoi, Colonel Robert R. Scott, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing Commander, chalked up his first MIG kill, bring the Air Force total of confirmed MIG kills for the Vietnam war to 30, and two probable." Aerial photo of bombed buildings, with bomb bursts and light damage labelled. There is also a building labelled "previously dismantled."
Date
1967, Mar.
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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