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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Friday, April 29, 2011
Airborne Departing C-130
SEA unknown location - 1973. Paratroopers departing C-130 from fairly low altitude ... no freefall ... may be static line jumps?? Although this old 35mm slide is fuzzy, three jumpers are visible in photo after departing from the left side door of the C-130 right behind the wing ... one jumper is visible with undeployed chute just to right of fuselage, a second is below the tail with unopened streaming chute, the third in lower left of photo has deployed chute starting to fill in the airstream. As is evident in photo there is always some risk to the jumpers of contacting the tail of the aircraft with body or chute if proper technique not followed.
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