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NH 95613 Tonkin Gulf incident, August 1964

Tonkin Gulf incident, August 1964
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Title: Tonkin Gulf incident, August 1964
Caption: A North Vietnamese "SWATOW " type motor gunboat burns near Hon Ne Island, following the 5 August 1964 attack by USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) planes. Strike was part of operation "Pierce Arrow," staged in retaliation for the North Vietnamese attack on USS MADDOX and USS TURNER JOY the preceding night. Taken by a CONSTELLATION reconnaissance aircraft.
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Catalog #: NH 95613
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Original Medium: BW Photo
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