Bombed Vinh Tuy Highway Bridge
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Title
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Bombed Vinh Tuy Highway Bridge
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Description
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Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld RVN - Supply Route Cut - A flight of four U.S. Air Force F-105 Thunderchiefs knocked out one span of the Vinh Tuy Highway Bridge on Aug. 11. After cutting the Communist supply route, the F-105 piloted by Capt. Lawerence D. Wilson of Cleveland, Ohio, was downed by anti-aircraft fire. Captain Wilson ejected from his aircraft was rescued from the Gulf of Tonkin by an HU-16 Albatross." An aerial photo of a bomber bridge over a river.
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Is Format Of
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363-03210.jpg
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Identifier
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363-03210
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Date
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1965, Aug. 26
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Aerial photography; Bombing, Aerial; Aerial reconnaissance; United States. Air Force; Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane); Bridges
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Location
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South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Physical Dimensions
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6 x 8 cm
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Is Part Of
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B146, F5
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Is Required By
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MS 363
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Collection
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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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Contributor
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Rights
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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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