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, April 19, 2011
C-47 Mortar Damage at Pleiku, Vietnam
Close up photo of underside of C-47 Gooney Bird transport on the ramp in Pleiku, Vietnam -1972. That day as part of our itinerary our C-130 had an out-and-back mission from/to Pleiku. We had been parked next to this C-47, uploaded cargo. The C-47 took an indirect hit from some kind of rocket or mortar. Underside of C-47 wing ripped up pretty good with shrapnel and lots of leaking aircraft fluids. Fortunate there was no secondary explosion. Timing is everything.
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