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Black and white aerial reconnaissance photograph showing damaged bridges and bomb craters
Aerial View of Damage from Bombing
Black and white aerial reconnaissance photograph showing damaged bridges and bomb craters
Black and white aerial reconnaissance photograph showing damaged bridges and bomb craters

Aerial View of Damage from Bombing

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1966–1968
PeriodVietnam War; Cold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of James Boesch PH3 66-68. P2020.28.87
Object numberP2020.28.87
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal aerial reconnaissance image showing damage from a bomb attack, likely in North Vietnam. The photograph was taken from a photoreconnaissance airplane, and the view looks straight down at a river. Several roads lead to the river. The bridges across the river have been destroyed. Many bomb craters are seen throughout the landscape. A white border is around the image.
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