US Guns Shoot Down Own Plane
Photo Title
US Guns Shoot Down Own Plane
Photographer/Creator
Hiromichi Mine
Collection
Publisher
United Press International
Caption/Description
UPI photographer Hiromichi Mine made this remarkable picture a few seconds after a U.S. twin-engine transport plane had been hit by American artillery, as the craft plummeted to earth. The plane, laden with ammunition, was about to land at a Green Beret Special Forces camp. The three Americans aboard the craft were killed in the tragic mishap.
Citation
Hiromichi Mine, "US Guns Shoot Down Own Plane," in POYi Archive, Item #6172, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/6172 (accessed May 17, 2024).
Date Added
07.04.2008