The Don Englebreston Collection

USAF Pilot Briefing on Operational Map of North Vietnam and Gulf of Tonkin

USAF Pilot Briefing on Operational Map of North Vietnam and Gulf of Tonkin

A U.S. Air Force pilot reviews an operational planning map of North Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin, pointing to a specific coordinate area during a mission briefing. Large wall charts like this, marked with navigation grids and search-and-rescue reference zones, were standard tools in squadron operations rooms throughout the Vietnam War for route planning and target study. Project: 218965