Air Force Maj. Bornard F. Fisher thanked for rescuing pilot
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02575.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02575
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Title
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Air Force Maj. Bornard F. Fisher thanked for rescuing pilot
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Description
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Original caption: "Saigon - Thanks - Shaking hands with Air Force Maj. Bornard F. Fisher of Inda. Lt. Gen. Joseph H. Moore Air Force Commander in Vietnam, thanks him for rescuing A-1E Skywalker pilot Maj. Stafford W. (jump) Myers/ from the enemy held air strip at A Shua U.S. Army Special Forces camp, 60 miles west-northwest of Da Nang. Fisher, also an A-1E pilot, landed on the air strip and picked up Myers who had crash landed there after being shot down by North Vietnamese gunners." Two American airmen shake hands in front of another airman and an American flag.
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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; Airmen
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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