Personal photos/text taken in/out of Vietnam combat zone from perspective of copilot on USAF C-130 345th Tactical Airlift Crew. Not just about the war, but also about the people/places of the region during 1972. This is where I got my first Nikon film SLR which turned into lifelong passion albeit now Canon digital SLR. The photos are recent digital scans from old 35mm slides wasting away in hot/cold attic for 40 years. Extensive Photoshop editing has been used to make them somewhat presentable.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Clark AirBase ramp
The boys waiting on ramp at Clark Airbase in Philippines – 1971 – while C-130 being serviced for flight. We occasionally had overnight “good-deal” trips to the Philippines from Vietnam where we always stayed off base at hotels in nearby Angeles City that was a fun place to be. Clark also had a good officers club where we played "liars dice" for drinks. Today I believe Clark is closed because of the recent volcanic eruption that buried the base in ash. Clark also had a major medical complex that served the critically injured in much of SE Asia. I was medivac'ed there myself and was in hospital several weeks with some sort of "jungle fever" which was never diagnosed.
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