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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029646
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 in 1967. 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 the CH-47 lifts UH1C from rice paddy and begins journey back to base camp. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029646

Citation
Photograph, VA029646. 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=VA029646, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029646, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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