Capt. Simon W. Moses examining RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft nose camera
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02460.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02460
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Title
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Capt. Simon W. Moses examining RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft nose camera
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Description
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Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut - Examining the nose camera of his RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft is Capt. Simon W. Moses, 37, of Lake Charles, La., a recce tech pilots who flies daring missions over both South and North Vietnam photographing enemy strong points for future targeting by the U.S. Air Force armed aircraft, or areas already hit for assessment of bomb damage by photo experts. Captain Moses is a squadron operations officer with the unit." A US Air Force pilot inspecting a camera in the nose of a plane. A sandbag wall is in the background.
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Date
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1962-1968, approximately
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Airmen; Jet planes, Military; Air pilots, Military; Reconnaissance aircraft; Photographic reconnaissance systems
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Location
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Tân Sơn Nhứt, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8185; 106.6588
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Size
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15 x 22 cm
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Container
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B145, F1
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Air Force
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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