Aerial photo of anti-aircraft site

Item

derivative filename/jpeg
363-02418.jpg
Digital Object Identifier
363-02418
Title
Aerial photo of anti-aircraft site
Description
Original caption: "AA Site - This photograph of a typical communist anti-aircraft site was taken by a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft. This site is near the Hoa Loc airfield, 23 miles west of Hanoi. The site has nine 57mm gun placements and support facilities. Air Force reconnaissance jets continually patrol the skies near the MIG airfields to detect any increase in communist aircraft activity." Aerial photo of buildings in a rural area.
Date
1967, June
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Jet fighter planes; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Aerial photography; Reconnaissance aircraft; Aerial reconnaissance; Antiaircraft artillery operations
Location
North Vietnam
Coordinates
21.0278; 105.8342
Size
20 x 25 cm
Container
B147, F1
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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