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.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

C-130-E External Fuel

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A pair of beautiful C-130’s loading up in the hot midday sun of Saigon TSN Airbase, Vietnam – 1972. Here is a good view of the external fuel...
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F-111-A Takhli

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A taxiing F-111-A fighter jet at Takhli Airbase in Thailand - 1973. A small number of F-111’s were deployed to SEA from Nellis AFB in Nevada...

Phnom Penh C-47s

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A fleet of Douglas C-47-A Cambodian Air Commercial airliners at airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 1972. We often flew into Phnom Penh with s...

Thai Gold Baht Chains

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A group of crewmembers checking out the goods at a small jewelry shop - 1973. I think this is in the city of Sattahip, Thailand, a few miles...
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A-1 Skyraiders at Pleiku

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A pair of armed Vietnamese A-1 Skyraiders preparing for takeoff at Plieku Airbase in the central part of South Vietnam – 1972. The piston dr...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Phu Cat Medivac Chopper

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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...

Jakarta Good Deal

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly … got to see a huge range of places given the variety of flying tactical airlift. Here our C-130 crew had a fort...

Drop Zone

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US Army Drop Zone team launching a red balloon to help gauge wind direction and velocity – SEA 1973. In right of photo a jeep equipped with ...
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