U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre bombing
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02597.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02597
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Title
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U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre bombing
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Striking the Enemy - Used primarily in close air support roles, the U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre has been dealing enemy forces devastating blows during Allied ground operation in South Vietnam. Powered by a 16,000 pound thrust Pratt and Whitney J-57 engine, the F-100 is capable of speeds in excess of 800 miles-per-hour." US Air Force jet in flight dropping a large bomb.
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Date
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1967, approximate
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Jet planes, Military; Phantom II (Jet fighter plane); Bombing, Aerial
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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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B146, F3
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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