US Air Force aerial refueling
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02945.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02945
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Title
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US Air Force aerial refueling
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Aerial Refueling - Enroute to a military target in Communist North Vietnam, a flight of Air Force F-105 Thunderchief pilots refuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker. Thunderchief pilots have flown 75 percent of all Air Force strikes on the Communist North." Four Air Force planes in flight, three fighter jets and one cargo jet. One of the fighter jets is refueling form the cargo jet.
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Date
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1966, Feb. 5
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Airplanes--Air refueling; Thunderchief (Jet fighter plane); KC-135 (Tanker aircraft)
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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, F18
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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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extracted text
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IR FORC
