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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029644
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, in the Mekong Delta. After having a hard landing in a rice field, the crew immediately rigged the Huey for recovery. There were no injuries and all personnel were safely evacuated. In this photo Downed UH1C and its crew are protected by other airborne and ground vehicles while they prepare the gunship for air lift 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=VA029644

Citation
Photograph, VA029644. 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=VA029644, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029644, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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