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.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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 Large array of Piasecki Army CH-21 Shawnee "Flying Bananas" which could carry22 fully outfitted troops. Got this photo from a fri...

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  I think this is a Marine Sikorshy UH-34 heavy lift chopper with radial engines ... subsequent heavy lift choppers were turbo-shaft driven....

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 Pictured is DeHavilland Army U-6A utility aircraft in the early days of USA involvement of Vietnam War (photo perhaps around 1963). Photo g...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

OV-10 Bronco FAC

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 Flying on high above Vietnam is OC-10 Bronco light attack & forward air controller (FAC) aircraft. It has dual turboprop engines, twin ...

Korean - Vietnam War Memorial

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 Sitting in dim night light contemplating those lost in Korean and Vietnam conflicts. This monument is in Knight Park, Collingswood, NJ. The...

C-130-E In Flight Over Vietnam

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 C-130-E cruising in clear skies over Vietnam 1972. Tail info indicated this plane was manufactured in 1963 and originated from airbase in L...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

B-52 at Utapao During 1072 Christmas Bombing Campaign

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 Pictured is B-52 at Utapao Royal Thai Airbase during the 1972 Chistmas bombing (aka Linebacker 2) North Vietnam. In the background the tail...

Get Me Outta Here!

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 Please get me outta here!
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