US Navy (USN) Cryptologic Technician Collection 2nd Class (CT2) Kenneth Richter, a crewmember from the USN EP-3 "Aries II" aircraft involved in the March 31st accident with a Chinese F-8 aircraft, holds his son after arriving at Naval Air Station (NAS), Whidbey Island, Washington (WA), as part of Operation VALIANT RETURN. The EP-3 crewmembers were detained in China for 17-days prior to being released
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT RETURN
Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
State: Washington (WA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: VQ-1
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brent M. Olheiser, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/04/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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