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.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
I think this is a Marine Sikorshy UH-34 heavy lift chopper with radial engines ... subsequent heavy lift choppers were turbo-shaft driven. Troop capacity was 16 and it had added forward facing cargo doors in the lower nose section. It's two radial engines were located in the external pods which allowed more cargo space in the fuselage. This aircraft appeared in the early days of USA involvement of Vietnam War (photo perhaps around 1963). Photo gotten from a friend and location may be Nha Trang but I'm not sure.
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