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Two SA-2 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) taking off
in the distance. If a pilot had enough lead time, it was technically possible
to out-maneuver the SA-2 and cause it to fail..but the slightest slip-up
could end up in disaster. SAMs -- like other high-value targets -- were
protected by rings of anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). |
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North Vietnamese gunners manning an anti-aircraft
artillery site. This was photographed by an Air Force reconnaissance pilot. |
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With its radome removed, a photo of the APQ-109 Weapons
Control System (WCS) radar dish of the F-4D "Phantom II" only hints at
the complexity of a modern fighter aircraft. |
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Cutaway drawing of the various systems of the RF-4C. |
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Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA) photo shows the damage
and cratering caused by Rolling Thunder flights to the Gia Lam railroad
yards. |
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Technicians are loading up seismic sensors for airborne
delivery. Sensors of several different flavors were placed along the Ho
Chi Minh Trail under Igloo White, a.k.a. the "electronic battlefield." |
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This is the Flight Inspection Panel aboard a T-38
(inset on full-size photo). It enabled the aircraft to certify that the
Instrument Landing System (ILS), Tactical Air Control And Navigation (TACAN)
and Very High Frequency Omni Range (VOR) were operating at the standards
as prescribed by the FAA Submitted by Donald E. Deidrich, MSgt., USAF (ret)
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