Pilots Paul J. Gilmore and William T. Smith checking a heat-seeking missiles
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-03186.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-03186
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Title
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Pilots Paul J. Gilmore and William T. Smith checking a heat-seeking missiles
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Checking Sidewinder - After shooting down a MIG-21 jet with Sidewinder missiles, Air Force Maj. Paul J. Gilmore (left), 33, of Alamogordo, NM, and 1st Lt. William T. Smith, 27, of Wayne, Pa., check one of the heat-seeking missiles left on their plane. The Phantom crew downed a MIG-21 about 65 miles north-northeast of Hanoi, Apr. 26." Two American airmen inspect a missile they are holding between them. There is an airplane wing is in the background. Their hats read "480 TFS."
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Date
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1966, Apr.
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Fishbed (Jet fighter plane); Sidewinder (Missile); Antiaircraft missiles; United States. Air Force; Phantom II (Jet fighter plane); Airmen; Air pilots; Jet planes
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B143, F19
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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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