Mai Nam :: An American F-105 warplane is shot down and the pilot ejects and opens
his parachute near Vinh Phuc, north of Hanoi,
September 1966.

This photo is one
of the most recognized images taken by a North Vietnamese photographer
during the war. The pilot of the aircraft was taken hostage and held in a
Hanoi prison from 1966 to 1973. (AP Photo/Pioneer Newspaper/Mai Nam)

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