Aerial photo of bombed Kep railroad yard

Item

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363-02400.jpg
Digital Object Identifier
363-02400
Title
Aerial photo of bombed Kep railroad yard
Description
Original caption: "Dense smoke and dust - Air Force reconnaissance photographs taken shortly after the air raid on the Kep railroad yard, 39 miles northeast of Hanoi, revealed the thick smoke and dust kicked up by the heavy bombardment. Air Force F-105 Thunderchief pilots triggered numerous secondary explosions and ignited several large fires during their bombing strike Apr. 20." Aerial photo of smoke over a railyard.
Date
1967, Apr. 17
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Aerial photography; Military convoys; Reconnaissance aircraft; Aerial reconnaissance; Antiaircraft guns
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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