File:USS Thorn (DD-647) being sunk as a target in 1974.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Thorn (DD-647) being sunk as a target by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) circa 140 km east of Jacksonville, Florida (USA), on 22 August 1974. The photo was taken by a North American RA-5C Vigilante of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 11 (RVAH-11) flying at a height of 1.500 m.
Date Taken on 22 August 1974
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org
Author USN (RVAH-11)
Camera location30° 49′ 59.99″ N, 76° 40′ 00.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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