When I first saw this photo, I was in westpac flying interdiction missions between utapao Thailand and cam rahn bay. It’s my humble opinion that this one photo turned the American public totally against the war. It gave many of us in theatre serious pause. It may be the most important war photo of the late 20th century.
It should be added that if I remember correctly it was not a U.S. raid that cause this it was a RVN attack.
SVN AF dropped the napalm in support of ARVN troops on the ground...The mission was entirely a SVN operation with no US involvement...
I agree the photo was influential in turning American opinion negative, and the Leftist media made the most of the opportunity...
http://vnafmamn.com/TrangBang_incident.html