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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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Saigon Vietnam Ramp C-130s and A-1
Extremely packed ramp area at Tan Son Nhut Airbase, Saigon, Vietnam – 1973. This was the last time our C-130 crew was in Vietnam as the US was withdrawing all its military forces as part of the Vietnamization of the war. In preparation for the pullout, massive amounts of US military assets were being sent to South Vietnam … goal was to help South Vietnam go it alone in the war effort after US departure. Here in photo a fleet of eight C-130-A cargo planes had been delivered then parked on secondary taxiways because of the overcrowded ramp. Also in photo is a A-1E Skyraider revving it’s single engine prop, and loaded with yellow-tipped, underwing weapons. To the right is tail (#925) of a C-47 Gooney Bird, along with familiar blue, extended-cab Ford ramp vehicles, and a yellow Shell Oil aviation fuel truck.
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