Aerial Recon
Collection Name
Alaska Earthquake Archives Committee Collection Vertical File Photograph Collections--Earthquakes
Identifier
UAF-1972-153-111
Title
Aerial Recon
Description
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note . Aerial view of Kodiak , Alaska , following the Alaska Earthquake and tidal wave 3/27/64 . Many buildings are destroyed , and at least three boats are thrown ashore . A business sign on the ground reads "Alaska Packers ". Note reads : "HQ [Headquarters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- Aerial Recon [Reconnaissance] -- Two U . S . Air Force B-58 "Hustler " aircraft from the 43rd Bomb Wing , Carswell AFB , Tex. , took many aerial photographs of the state such as this, the day after the Good Friday earthquake . Making runs over the devastated areas at 460 miles per hour , the Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft flew between 300 and 400 feet from the ground . The B-58's were piloted by Maj . Jack Kennon and Maj . Tom Glass . The 43rd Bomb Wg . is commanded by Brig . Gen . Everett "Brick " Holstrom . (Air Force Photo). "
Creator
United States. Army Air Forces
Subject.TGM
Earthquakes Tidal waves Aerial views Ruins Cities & towns Buildings Boats Fishing boats
Subject.LCSH
Tsunamis Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964
Location
Kodiak (Alaska)
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1959 and later
Date
1964/03/27
Type
Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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