Memoir Vietnam & SE Asia 1972

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.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Phu Cat Medivac Chopper

US Army medical evacuation helicopter landing on ramp at Phu Cat, Vietnam - 1972. I think the aircraft is a variety of a Bell Huey. Not sure how much protection was guaranteed from enemy fire by the white paint job and red crosses. Doors on chopper are open with two crewmembers watching for arrival of some patients. I had an experience to be on a white DC-9 medivac jet with red crosses ... nicknamed the Nightengale it was equipped with medical gear, and configured to accommodate hospital stretchers.

Memoir Vietnam & SE Asia 1972

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Phu Cat Medivac Chopper

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