Texas Tech University

Negative

Photograph Item Number: VAN008107
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 05 May 1971
General Note
I made one field trip with two Red Cross 'Donut Dollies' Suzanne Shoemaker and Michelle Manganski to LZ San Juan Hill that could have ended tragically. When leaving the helipad our Huey blade hit the blade of another chopper parked in front of us. Our pilot, with great difficulty, brought our chopper back to the ground. One of the ladies had not fastened her seat belt and was bouncing on the floor of the chopper and nearly flew out the door and down a heavily booby trapped hillside. If the blade had broken off our Huey would have flipped over. A much worse situation was avoided due to the skills of our pilot.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAN008107

Citation
Negative, VAN008107. 05 May 1971, Don Kilgore Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAN008107, Accessed 04 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VAN008107, Don Kilgore Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 29 Aug 2006 [Updated: 23 Sep 2009]