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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029642
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 19 October 1967
General Note
FLYAWAY PACK (Field Recovery) The recovery section of the 56th Transportation Company (ADS), based in Tan Son Nhut, dispatched and used a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to recover a UH-1C helicopter gunship belonging to the 9th Infantry Division. The UH1C was shot down near Tan An City. There were no injuries and all personnel were safely evacuated. Series of 12 photos depicting the UH1C crew members preparing the gunship for airlift evacuation back to the base camp. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon. US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029642

Citation
Photograph, VA029642. 19 October 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029642, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029642, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 01 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]