Capt. Simon W. Moses examining RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft nose camera

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02460
Title
Capt. Simon W. Moses examining RF-101 reconnaissance aircraft nose camera
Description
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.
Date
1962-1968, approximately
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Airmen; Jet planes, Military; Air pilots, Military; Reconnaissance aircraft; Photographic reconnaissance systems
Location
Tân Sơn Nhứt, South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8185; 106.6588
Size
15 x 22 cm
Container
B145, 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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