The Beverly Deepe Keever Collection
Photos by Beverly Deepe Keever, 1966
County Fair
With the new employment of ground and air forces, the U.S. role went through gradual metamorphosis. At the end of 1965 America was in a war it barely realized it had entered. The cold war had gone hot in the jungles of the Indochinese peninsula.
County Fair (363-0527)
“USMC – County Fair.” Three young boys on the other side of a barbed wire fence.
County Fair (363-0516)
“USMC – County Fair.” Soldiers walking through an aisle of tents. Children can be seen within the tents.
County Fair (363-0517)
“USMC – County Fair.” A soldier carrying a rifle amid tents. On the left stands a boy wearing too-big clothes. Other children can be seen within the tents.
County Fair (363-0518)
“USMC – County Fair.” Three young Vietnamese children. The oldest, a girl in the center, is stretching. A younger girl in a broad hat stands beside her. On the other side stands a boy. Above them waves the South Vietnamese flag.
County Fair (363-0519)
“USMC – County Fair.” Image of U. S. Army soldier Svec. In the background are other men and a tent.
County Fair (363-0529)
“USMC – County Fair.” Three women in coolie hats carry large baskets full of supplies on yolks across their shoulders. The third woman has taken off her hat to shade her child. Behind, a boy carries something in his mouth. An Army soldier is crouched in the background, gathering something.
County Fair (363-0528)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy beside a crop field. Behind him are several other children. Ribbons tied to poles separate the field from a path. On the path stands a group of adults.
County Fair (363-0526)
“USMC – County Fair.” On the other side of some barbed wire, two young children huddle near the corner of a building.
County Fair (363-0525)
“USMC – County Fair.” On the other side of some barbed wire, a young Vietnamese boy in a Western hat strikes a pose.
County Fair (363-0524)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young Vietnamese boy in a ballcap walking up the stairs of a building. A solider approaches from the background.
County Fair (363-0523)
“USMC – County Fair.” A Marine Corps vehicle. The label “USMC 108104” can be seen on the side.
County Fair (363-0522)
“USMC – County Fair.” Soldiers sitting around and on a severely damaged tank. One soldier lies down inside while another tends to him.
County Fair (363-0521)
“USMC – County Fair.” Soldiers sitting around and on a severely damaged tank. One soldier lies down inside while another tends to him.
County Fair (363-0520)
“USMC – County Fair.” Image of U. S. Army soldier Svec. In the background are others beneath a tent.
County Fair (363-0535)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young child in a broad hat looks confusedly at the camera. Beside him, his mother carries a basket of supplies. In front of him, another young child plays in the grass.
County Fair (363-0534)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young girl in the field glances at the camera. Around her are several other young girls. IN the background, Vietnamese cattle have been led in to graze.
County Fair (363-0533)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy in a coolie hat holds the ropes of Vietnamese cattle.
County Fair (363-0532)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy in a coolie hat smiles for the camera. Carpet and other fabric is draped across his shoulder, and his hands are full. Behind him follows a line of similarly-dressed people.
County Fair (363-0531)
“USMC – County Fair.” An old woman in a large coolie hat balances a large basket of supplies on her head. Behind her stands a young boy. Others can be seen across the crop field.
County Fair (363-0530)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy in a field wears his shirt on his head to keep cool. Behind him, a woman with a hat-wearing baby on her hip inspects the crop. In the background are the shapes of other villagers in the field.
County Fair (363-0549)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket walks forward. Behind him waits a long line of villagers.
County Fair (363-0548)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket walks forward. Behind him waits a long line of villagers.
County Fair (363-0547)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket walks forward. Behind him waits a long line of villagers.
County Fair (363-0546)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young child in a coolie hat carries another child on his back. Behind him, a woman hands out small white objects which might be soap.
County Fair (363-0545)
“USMC – County Fair.” Villagers and soldiers weaving through roped-off sections between tents.
County Fair (363-0544)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket glances away from camera. Behind him, a group of soldiers and villagers stand between tents.
County Fair (363-0543)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket glances away from camera. Behind him, a group of soldiers and villagers stand between tents.
County Fair (363-0542)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket glances at camera. Behind him, a group of soldiers and villagers stand between tents.
County Fair (363-0541)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carrying papers and a basket glances at camera. Behind him, a group of soldiers and villagers stand between tents.
County Fair (363-0540)
“USMC – County Fair.” Villagers and soldiers weaving through roped-off sections between tents.
County Fair (363-0558)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy carries a younger boy on his back. A soldier stands in the background.
County Fair (363-0557)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young girl in a coolie hat balances a large basket of supplies on her head. An older woman follows.
County Fair (363-0556)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young boy wears a shirt on his head to keep cool. He clutches some white packets in his right hand which may be soap.
County Fair (363-0555)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young girl in a coolie hat running down a path sectioned off with ribbon. Others follow close behind.
County Fair (363-0554)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young girl in a coolie hat running down a path sectioned off with ribbon.
County Fair (363-0553)
“USMC – County Fair.” Smiling people leaving the crowd with armfuls of things. Behind them are other villagers and soldiers between areas sectioned off with ribbon.
County Fair (363-0552)
“USMC – County Fair.” A young child in a coolie hat carries another child on his back. Other children follow behind.
County Fair (363-0551)
“USMC – County Fair.” A soldier pauses for a photograph on a path sectioned off by ribbons. Another soldier is walking up the path behind him. In the background, a group of soldiers walk through the field.
DaNang Harbor
The United States Navy’s largest single overseas shore command is headquartered in Da Nang, second largest city in the Republic of Vietnam. Its official title is U.S. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang.
Lunch Break (363-02803)
Lunch Break – Members of Hatch Team #9, Seamen Charles C. Shearon and Robert J. Kinney, Jr., and Boatswain’s Mate 2C Robert J. Ely, take mid-day, 30-minute lunch break topside on merchant vessel they are offloading. The break helps to split-up 12-hour work shift. Combat “C-rations” is the menu for lunch.
Up and Away (363-02804)
Up and Away – Combat tents bound for Marines are lifted from #1 hold of S.S. Sir John Franklin to awaiting landing craft which shuttle the vital cargo to the piers within the city of DaNang.
The Heat is On363-02805
The Heat is On – George Nolan, Boatswain’s Mate 1C, assists Robert J. Ely, Boatswain’s Mate 2C, and Bobby R. Loftis, seaman, members of his Hatch Team #9, in slinging cargo in the 130 degree heat of #1 hold aboard S.S. Sir John Franklin. The men alternate between topside and below decks every 20-30 minutes due to extreme heat.
Cargo Delivery (363-02806)
Cargo Delivery – Pier Team #16 offloads LCM-8 #870 at Museum Annex pier within the city of Da Nang. The cargo consists of beverages bound for the Army-Air Force Exchange. Just 95 minutes earlier it was in the hold of a merchant vessel anchored in Da Nang harbor.
Loading Up (363-02807)
Loading Up – LCM-8 #870 takes cargo aboard starboard-side to S.S. Sir John Franklin as Hatch Team #9 offloads combat tents destined for the Marines. “870” is one of the LCM-8’s which deliver the cargo from ship to shore.
Heading Ashore (363-02808)
Heading Ashore – LCM-8 #870 journey’s through anchorage area of DaNang hrabor enroute to Commerical Pier within the city of Da Nang. The cargo aboard the LCM-8 is combat tents slated for delivery to the Marines.
Cargo Offloading (363-02809)
Cargo Offloading – LCU’s (Landing Craft Utility) and LCM’s 8’s (Landing Craft Medium) tied-up alongside merchant vessel load-up with combat cargo. These craft make numerous shuttles a day during the 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation.
Thanh Hoa Bombings
Three days later Johnson ordered a much more deadly punishment. Sustained air attacks steadily intensified against North Vietnam. More than reprisals or retaliation, these air strikes were justified as a response to aggression from the North, but, as the Pentagon Papers point out, they were launched “as gradually and imperceptibly as possible.”
Devastated (363-02812)
Devastated – said Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15, Sept. 21, 1966, after pounding a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam. The accompanying before-and-after photos display partial effects of about 200 tons of bombs dropped during the day by Air Wing 15. In attacking the area at least 8 defending flak sites were silenced. Boxcars, tracks and bomb craters are clearly seen before-and-after being hit by A6 Intruder and A4 Skyhawk pilots.
Devastated (363-02813)
Devastated – said Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15, Sept. 21, 1966, after pounding a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa in North Vietnam. The accompanying before-and-after photos display partial effects of about 200 tons of bombs dropped during the day by Air Wing 15. In attacking the area at least 8 defending flak sites were silenced. Boxcars, tracks and bomb craters are clearly seen before-and-after being hit by A6 Intruder and A4 Skyhawk pilots.
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02814)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02815)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02816)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02817)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid showin in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02818)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruders and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02819)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02820)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02821)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Aerial Strikes of Thanh Hoa (363-02822)
Before and After near Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam – Navy jet pilots of Carrier Air Wing 15 pounded a railroad ferry complex northeast of Thanh Hoa Sept. 21-23, 1966. Targets included a thermal power plant, defending flak sites, railways, boxcars, and roads. After the raid shown in these before and after photos, Navy Intruder and Skyhawk pilots described the area as “devastated.”
Secondary Explosion (363-02823)
Smoke 3,000 feet high – follows eruption of 500-foot-diameter fireball, Sept. 18, 1966, from secondary explosion at Ninh Binh railway in North Vietnam. Navy pilots from the carrier USS Intrepid continued a four-day attack on the area which included Nihnh Binh railroad yards, RR Bridge, RR by-pass bridge, two trains totalling nearly 100 boxcars, and about 60 trucks. One train is seen at lower left along a rocky ridge. Trucks along roads were trying to salvage cargo from the bottled up trains.
Aerial Strikes Ninh Binh (363-02824)
Aerial photo of Ninh Binh. A giant smoke cloud is seen in this photograph.
Aerial Strikes Ninh Binh (363-02826)
Aerial photo of Ninh Binh. Appears to be of an aerial photo taken near some river or stream.
Operation Mastiff
Giant craters dotted the dense jungle when I joined ten thousand Australian, U.S., and South Vietnamese troops on Operation Mastiff in Feruary 1966. Enduring ninety-plus-degree heat that produced a sweaty lather on us, we were scouring the hundred-suare-mile jungled stronghold and a French rubber plantation known as Ho Bo Woods, which one GI dubbed the “Dogpatch of the Viet Cong.”
Operation Mastiff (363-0197)
“Operation Mastiff.” Airplane dropping a missile. Seen above a tree branch.
Operation Mastiff (363-0209)
“Operation Mastiff.” Prairie grass. Burred, perhaps an accidental photo.
Operation Mastiff (363-0217)
“Operation Mastiff.” A military helicopter delivering supplies and a car to the soldiers.
Operation Mastiff (363-0218)
“Operation Mastiff.” In an open field, the soldier disburse their gifts from the helicopter.
Operation Mastiff (363-0219)
“Operation Mastiff.” An open field. White dust or foam lies in patches like snow.
Operation Mastiff (363-0220)
“Operation Mastiff.” Piles of white dust in the field like white flowers.
Operation Mastiff (363-0222)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of an explosion. Thick smoke spirals up over the forest.
Operation Mastiff (363-0223)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of an explosion. Thick smoke spirals up over the forest.
Operation Mastiff (363-0224)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of an explosion. Thick smoke spirals up over the forest.
Operation Mastiff (363-0225)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of an explosion. Thick smoke spirals up over the forest.
Operation Mastiff (363-0226)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of an explosion. Thick smoke spirals up over the forest.
Operation Mastiff (363-0227)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground, pockmarked from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0228)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the forest. Sploches of white powder remain from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0229)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the forest. Sploches of white powder remain from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0230)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the forest. Sploches of white powder and huge puddles remain from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0231)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of some trees and a field. The road is lined with white dust.
Operation Mastiff (363-0232)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the landscape. Several roads lead to a triangle shaped building and a canal.
Operation Mastiff (363-0233)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the landscape. Several roads lead to a triangle shaped building and a canal.
Operation Mastiff (363-0234)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the landscape. Several roads lead to a triangle shaped building and a canal.
Operation Mastiff (363-0235)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the landscape. Several roads lead to a triangle shaped building and a canal.
Operation Mastiff (363-0236)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground, pockmarked and powdered from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0237)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground, pockmarked and powdered from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0238)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view. Thick smoke rises over forest and farmland. A dark shadow in the left corner of the picture may be of another plume of smoke behind the photographer.
Operation Mastiff (363-0239)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view. Thick smoke rises over forest and farmland. A dark shadow in the left corner of the picture may be of another plume of smoke behind the photographer.
Operation Mastiff (363-0240)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: Soldiers sitting on a truck loaded with supplies. Several metal bins and barrels surround the them.
Operation Mastiff (363-0241)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: several men sit beside what may be the wing to a plane that needs repairing.
Operation Mastiff (363-0242)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: several men sit beside what may be the wing to a plane that needs repairing.
Operation Mastiff (363-0243)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: several men sit beside what may be the wing to a plane that needs repairing.
Operation Mastiff (363-0244)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: several men stand around their tents. Smoke rises from the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0245)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: several men stand around their tents. Smoke rises from the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0246)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the soldier’s campground. Two helicopters descend.
Operation Mastiff (363-0248)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0249)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0250)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0252)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0253)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0254)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Sploches of white powder remain from the explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0255)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Two military helicopters land beside white splotches of dust from explosions.
Operation Mastiff (363-0256)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Some white dust from an explosion in the upper right. May be soldiers setting up camp.
Operation Mastiff (363-0257)
“Operation Mastiff.” A campground: Soldiers sitting on a truck loaded with supplies.
Operation Mastiff (363-0258)
“Operation Mastiff.” A soldier sitting in a ditch, speaking into a communicator.
Operation Mastiff (363-0260)
“Operation Mastiff.” Six soldiers standing together in an open field. In the upper left corner are another soldier and a helicopter.
Operation Mastiff (363-0261)
“Operation Mastiff.” Four soldiers walking through an open field. Another soldier and a helicopter are in the upper right corner. In the background is a second helicopter.
Operation Mastiff (363-0262)
“Operation Mastiff.” Two soldiers sitting in a crater, possibly resulting from an explosion. One talks on his communicator and pushes dust with a stick while the other smiles at something in his hand.
Operation Mastiff (363-0263)
“Operation Mastiff.” Two soldiers sitting in a crater, possibly resulting from an explosion. One talks on radio. Above, three other soldiers walk in an open field.
Operation Mastiff (363-0265)
“Operation Mastiff.” Three soldiers standing in a pile of white dust, likely resulting from an explosion.
Operation Mastiff (363-0266)
“Operation Mastiff.” A Negro soldier sitting in a crater of whit dust, likely resulting from an explosion. In the lower left corner a second soldier sits.
Operation Mastiff (363-0267)
“Operation Mastiff.” A helicopter in an open field. Three soldiers run from it while one runs toward it.
Operation Mastiff (363-0268)
“Operation Mastiff.” A blurry picture of prairie grass, likely taken unintentionally.
Operation Mastiff (363-0269)
“Operation Mastiff.” A blurry picture of prairie grass, likely taken unintentionally.
Operation Mastiff (363-0270)
“Operation Mastiff.” An open field. In the background, fog has settled over the soldiers’ camp pitched in front of some trees.
Operation Mastiff (363-0271)
“Operation Mastiff.” An open field. In the background, fog has settled over the soldiers’ camp pitched in front of some trees.
Operation Mastiff (363-0272)
“Operation Mastiff.” An open field. In the background, fog has settled over the soldiers’ camp pitched in front of some trees.
Operation Mastiff (363-0273)
“Operation Mastiff.” An open field. In the background, fog has settled over the soldiers’ camp pitched in front of some trees.
Operation Mastiff (363-0274)
“Operation Mastiff.” Soldiers’ camp pitched in an open field. Trees line the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0275)
“Operation Mastiff.” A helicopter descending on the soldiers’ camp pitched in an open field. Trees line the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0276)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: trees grow on either side of a wide river. To the left of the trees are open plains. To the right is cultivated land. A cloud of white dust or smoke obscures the bottom left and into the middle.
Operation Mastiff (363-0277)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: trees grow on either side of a wide river. To the left of the trees are open plains. To the right is cultivated land. A cloud of white dust or smoke obscures the bottom left and into the middle.
Operation Mastiff (363-0278)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: thick patches of trees grow around cultivated land and a river. Clouds of white dust and smoke drift over the landscape.
Operation Mastiff (363-0279)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: thick patches of trees grow around cultivated land and a river. Clouds of white dust and smoke drift over the landscape.
Operation Mastiff (363-0280)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: thick patches of trees grow around cultivated land and a river. Clouds of white dust and smoke drift over the landscape.
Operation Mastiff (363-0281)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground: thick patches of trees grow around cultivated land. Clouds of white dust and smoke drift over the landscape.
Operation Mastiff (363-0282)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of densely wooded ground. Two white lines nearly cross through the center.
Operation Mastiff (363-0283)
“Operation Mastiff.” A silhouette of a small airplane against a cloudy sky.
Operation Mastiff (363-0284)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Trees grow on either bank of a wide river.
Operation Mastiff (363-0285)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Trees grow on either bank of a wide river. To the left, the surrounding land is cultivated. To the right, most of the land is uncultivated. A cloud of white smoke or dust rises from the center.
Operation Mastiff (363-0286)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Trees grow on either bank of a wide river. White dust frosts the trees and half the river.
Operation Mastiff (363-0287)
“Operation Mastiff.” An aerial view of the ground. Trees grow on either bank of a wide river. The land on the right gleams white.
Operation Mastiff (363-0288)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers running through an open field lined with trees. Three helicopters descend on the soldiers.
Operation Mastiff (363-0289)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers running through an open field lined with trees. Two helicopters descend on the soldiers.
Operation Mastiff (363-0290)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers running through an open field lined with trees. One helicopter descends on the soldiers. Another is leaving the scene.
Operation Mastiff (363-0291)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers running through an open field lined with trees. Some run to a grounded helicopter. A second helicopter has just lifted off, and a third is over the trees, leaving the scene.
Operation Mastiff (363-0292)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers running through an open field lined with trees. A helicopter rises from the scene.
Operation Mastiff (363-0293)
“Operation Mastiff.” A group of soldiers standing in an open field lined with trees. White smoke rises left from center. The skids of a helicopter can be seen in the upper right corner.
Operation Mastiff (363-0294)
“Operation Mastiff.” Four soldiers walking single file out of an open field lined with trees. The last two soldiers are smiling.
Operation Mastiff (363-0295)
“Operation Mastiff.” Two soldiers run by the photographer, one with a rifle and the other with an M60.
Operation Mastiff (363-0296)
“Operation Mastiff.” Soldiers working in groups in an open field lined with trees. In the foreground, crouch together. A fourth points upward toward the left corner. Several others group in the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0297)
“Operation Mastiff.” Soldiers working in groups in an open field lined with trees. In the foreground, crouch together. A helicopter descends from the upper right corner. Several others group in the background.
Operation Mastiff (363-0298)
“Operation Mastiff.” Soldiers gathered around a line of white rubble in an open field lined with trees.
Operation Mastiff (363-0299)
“Operation Mastiff.” Soldiers gathered around a line of white rubble in an open field lined with trees. Three helicopters descend on the scene.
Miscellaneous Photos
Skoshi Tiger Chief (363-02472) (1966)
Saigon – Skoshki Tiger Chief – Air Force Col. Frank N. Emory, 47, of Seattle, Wash., climbs into an F-5 Freedom Fighter just before taking off on a mission over communist-held North Vietnam. Emory headed Project Skoshi Tiger, an Air Force program comparing a small, relatively-inexpensive fighter with more complex U.S. jets. The F-5 is being used as a vehicle for the tests.
Aerial Photo-Hai Duong Bridge (363-02413) (1966)
Aerial vertical view of Hai Duong Bridge that was destroyed by USS Kitty Hawk, Airwing embarked operating in the south China sea during Westpac deployment. Aircraft from the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk cut the Hai Duong rail and highway bridge, clearly dropping two spans into the water, on April 17. This bridge has long been considered a major transportation artery in North Vietnam and was a much sought-after target. Weather has hampered attacks in the past; however, improved weather conditions allowed A6 bombers and F4 fighter/bombers to launch a surprise attack Sunday.
Test Vehicle (363-02473) (1966)
Saigon – Test Vechicle – The Air Force F-5 Freedom Fighter – shown here enroute to strike a target in communist-hel North Veitnam – is being used as a test vechicle. The F-5 is being used to compare operational factors of a small, unsophisicated, relatively-inexpensive fighter with more complex U.S. Jets. The test program is called Project Shoski Tiger.