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.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Green Spot in Jakarta
As I recall our C-130 crew was fortunate to fly into Jakarta, Indonesia three times (1972). This was a favorite trip as we usually had better part of a day to explore the city via wild cab rides on the two day layover. Good restaurants and cool late evening outdoor Mongolian Barbecue complimented by beer and Mai Tai’s. Pictured is old wooden beverage cart featuring Green Spot … a non-carbonated orange soft drink from the 1930s now sold mainly in Asia. Business was good in the midday heat just south of the equator. The metal bottom of the cart was a literal “ice box” to keep the soda somewhat cold. A few patrons competing for a bit of shade on right of cart while smoke rising to left of cart from something on the grille.
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