Texas Tech University

Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA080182
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1969
General Note
Viking gunship 121 AHC
Night time - tied down UH-1B gunship in revetment along the runway at Soc Trang air field
Note: this A/C on stand-by for possible scramble if needed.
A/C tie down quick removal.
A/C set for immediate start. Co-pilot start while A/C belted in. A/C then did run-up, called tower + hovered for T/O. Total time from start to hover out for T/O 1 min 30 sec max.
1969
9
Jim Ellis

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA080182

Citation
Photograph, VA080182. No Date, 121st Aviation Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA080182, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA080182, 121st Aviation Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 25 Feb 2025 [Updated: 25 Feb 2025]