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.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Vietnam refugee relocation
View out rear of cargo area of C-130 ... about to load local villagers for relocation. Most had never been near an aircraft before, and had little but the clothes on their backs. Mainly women, children, old men. this was not first class air travel ... the passengers sat on floor of dirty metal cargo pallets. tie-down straps rigged across fuselage a few feet off ground provided something to hold on to. Take offs and landings could be rough on dirt runways. Near Hue, Vietnam I think (near the DMZ) '72 ... although large hangers and choppers in background make me think slide was mislabeled.
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