Aerial photo of burning MIG's at Kep Airfield
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02408.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02408
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Title
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Aerial photo of burning MIG's at Kep Airfield
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Description
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Original caption: "Minutes after an attack by other aircraft of air wing nine from the USS Enterprise, an rA-5C Vigilante obtained this photograph of burning MIG's in Revetments at Kep military Airfield May 21. Four MIG's were burned on the ground during the attacks and airfield facilities received considerable damage. The pilot and Navigator of the reconnaissance vigilante were, lt. commander John H. Fowkles of Hanover, Virginia and Lt. John Capewell Jr. of Trenton, NJ." Aerial photo a bombed airfield in a rural area. Smoke rises from the area.
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Date
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1967, May 23
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy; Bombing, Aerial; Jet fighter planes; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Precision bombing; Aerial photography; Reconnaissance aircraft; Aerial reconnaissance; MiG (Fighter planes); Air bases; Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)
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Location
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North Vietnam
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Coordinates
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21.0278; 105.8342
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B147, F1
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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. Navy. Fleet, 7th
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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
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