U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre bombing

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02597
Title
U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre bombing
Description
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.
Date
1967, approximate
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Jet planes, Military; Phantom II (Jet fighter plane); Bombing, Aerial
Location
Saigon, South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6297
Size
20 x 25 cm
Container
B146, F3
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Air Force
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections