Airmen Aaron J. Bowman and Michael L. Brazelton plan an air strike

Item

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363-02582.jpg

Digital Object Identifier

363-02582

Title

Airmen Aaron J. Bowman and Michael L. Brazelton plan an air strike

Description

Original caption: "Saigon - Planning Strike - Air Force Col. Aaron J. Bowman (right) 44, of Madras, Ore., and 1st Lt. Michael L. Brazelton, 24, of Los Angeles, Calif. Plan tactics for the Air Force's biggest strike against a target complex in the Viet Nam war. Bowman with his wingman Brazelton led F-105 Thunderchief pilots and F-4C Phantom crews in May 31 strike on the Yen Bay Storage Area, 80 miles northwest of Hanoi. During the strike, pilots and crews destroyed 72 warehouses, damaged 44 others, silenced about 25 antiaircraft sites and damaged a nearby pontoon bridge. They reported one secondary explosion and said the area was engulfed in flames." Two US airmen sit at a desk discussing aerial photographs. One of them smokes a cigar. A map of Vietnam hangs behind them.

Date

1967, approximate

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Airmen; Strategy; 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