MSGT Elliott Finkelstien from 4th CTCS documents the devastation from the F-5 tornado was total, as houses just exploded and after cars were tossed about like toys in the wind. The tornado was the largest recorded in Oklahoma's history, it was 1 mile wide and left a path of destruction 19 miles long
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Oklahoma City
State: Oklahoma (OK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bill Kimble
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/05/1999
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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