Aerial photo of bombed Dien Bien Phu runway
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02948.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02948
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Title
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Aerial photo of bombed Dien Bien Phu runway
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Cratered Runway - Attacking Communist North Vietnam defense facilities last year, Air Force pilots cratered this runway at Dien Bien Phu - scene of the French surrender in 1954. This reconnaissance photograph filmed by an Air Force RF-101 Voodoo pilot after one of the first strike on the airfield shows the runway cut into segments." Aerial photo of a bombed airfield runway. The runway is surrounded by farm fields.
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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; Aerial reconnaissance; Aerial photography; Bombing, Aerial; United States. Air Force; Airports; Voodoo (Jet fighter plane)
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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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