American airman Joseph J. Freimuth checking the lenses of a reconnaissance camera

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02612
Title
American airman Joseph J. Freimuth checking the lenses of a reconnaissance camera
Description
Original caption: "Saigon - Airman Second Class Joseph J. Freimuth, 20, of Des Plaines, Ill., insures the filters are clean on the 36 inch aerial cameras mounter beneath RF-101 Voodoos of the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. He is one of a camera maintenance team that has set a 95 percent plus record for camera operational reliability." A US airman checks the lenses of a camera on the underside of an aerial reconnaissance plane. He kneels on the ground and holds the lens up to the light.
Date
1967, approximate
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Voodoo (Jet fighter plane); Aerial reconnaissance; Air pilots, Military; Airmen
Location
Saigon, South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6297
Size
15 x 22 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