Object number:
H98.1.1209
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Tom Flynn
Date made:
July 11, 1966
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Photo shows a Navy jet plane on the deck of an air craft carrier getting ready to take off. Another seaman is at the bottom of the photo where a helmet, ear protectors, and overalls with "Catapult Officer" stenciled on the back. He is the person giving the go-ahead to the pilot to take off. Tribune caption on the back,July 12, 1966-- "A Skyhawk jet bomber is poised on USS Hancock's catapult. Photo by Tribune's tom Flynn catches jet ready for North Viet Nam sortie." Originial Tribune envelope, "South Vietnam-2
Concepts:
jet airplane; USS Hancock; aircraft carrier; Vietnam War
Places:
South Vietnam
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