Aerial view of suspected Viet Cong positions near Coa Long

Creator

Bob Schieffer

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Identifier

10025114

Description

Aerial photo taken from the plane flown by U.S. Air Force Captain Walter Clerihew of Jacksboro, Texas. Clerihew, a forward air controller, directed F100 fighter planes to suspected Viet Cong positions near Coa Long in the Kien Phong Province of South Vietnam, shown here blanketed with exploding bombs, during the Vietnam War. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Evening Edition, March 3, 1966.

Archival Date

1966-03 (Approximately)

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-1-72-40

Original Format

Prints, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Vietnam War, 1961-1975