Vietnam Air Strikes-Strike Photography

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Title

Vietnam Air Strikes-Strike Photography

Subject

Military missions Signs and signboards Ships bridges Military aircraft Bull pup (Missile) Bombing, Aerial--Vietnam Airplanes Air squadrons Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Nationalism and communism Air pilots National liberation movements

Description

1) AtoA MCU A-4E in flight towards target.2) AtoG MLS Target area, showing winding river; run is being made on target; PAN, showing hits being made and explosion on the Vihn Son supply dump and army barracks; more explosions go off; another ripple of bombs explodes on target area. G3) AtoG MS Army barracks and supply dumps; smoke rises from the area; another ripple of bombs explodes, followed by a second ripple of bombs exploding over target area making a direct hit (this is similar to a pilot"s eye view). G4) CU Sailors holding a sign: "This Film Brought to you Through Courtesy of Satan"s Kittens, VF-191"; men are on flight deck of the carrier deck.5) AtoG Pilot"s eye view: Aircraft going in on a dive on the Than Hoa bridge; aircraft turns around; whole bridge is centered in center of scene; Bullpup missile streaks down towards the bridge; aircraft moves off.6) AtoG LS Pilot"s eye view: Aircraft moving in towards bridge for an attack with Bullpups; terrain is slanted beneath the camera aircraft on pass in towards the bridge; Bullpup hits center of bridge and explodes on a direct hit. G7) AtoG Pilot"s eye view: Bridge centered; Bullpup streaks towards target One missile explodes on target; the second missile streaks toward the target and also makes a hit; two direct hits are made on bridge.

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Citation

“Vietnam Air Strikes-Strike Photography ,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/64950.

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