Existence: August 1970
Existence: Majority of material found within August 1970

General Note: Black and white Kham Duc Roll 1, Number 19A. C-130 approaching Kham Duc airstrip from northeast. Wreckage of C-130 on right side of grader in distance. This wreckage might be the C-130 piloted by Lt. Col. John Delmore. According to Alan L. Gropman, Major Bernard L. Bucher's plane took off toward northeast and exploded less than a mile from the end of the runway. Close-up views of C-130: 20A and 21A.

35mm Kodak Plus X Pan film. Photographer: Capt. James B. [Jim] Evans, Army Medical Corps, 91st Evacuations Hospital, Chu Lai, June 1970 to October 1970. 02-14 August 1970 TDY as battalion surgeon for Americal Division units in Kham Duc Canon f1.2 FTB 35 mm single lens reflex camera.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA068321

Citation: Photograph, VA068321. August 1970, James Evans Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA068321, Accessed 16 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: VA068321, James Evans Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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