My dad was the crew chief for Colonel Jack Broughton when he strafed Haiphong Harbour. Dad destroyed the camera film as soon as Col. Broughton landed at Takli and taxied in. He gave him a salute, shook his hand and watched the AP's escort the Colonel to his barracks and within 24 hours Colonel Broughton was in California. Broughton wrote a small book entitled Thud Ridge. As I recall, the Thuds had orders not to shoot back if the Soviet "advisors" fired at them. After they did, Col. Broughton exposed the mission film to keep his guys from going to jail, effectively falling on his sword by doing so.
Thud Ridge and Going Downtown, Broughton's followup written 20 years later after the classification period ended, are terrific books that I have read several times each.
Now you know who the crew chief was that took the film from the nose cone of the F-105 and exposed the film. Dad did this upon the order from Colonel Broughton respectfully and willfully.