Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) Baird Collection (1869) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 18690000000
- Collection
- Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) Baird Collection
- Association
- C-7A Caribou Association
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 1.5
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 22 January 2007
Scope and Contents
Approximately one and a half linear feet of artifacts, photographs, and escape and evasion maps document Lt. Col. Richard L. 'Dick' Baird's service as a pilot in the United States Air Force from March 1968 to March 1969. All materials date from the war era and are in fair to good condition.Biographical / Historical
Richard Baird graduated from Texas Tech University in 1955. He served in the United States Air Force as a C-7A Caribou pilot with the 457th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 483rd Tactical Transportation Wing from March 1968 to March 1969.- 3
- Photographs
VA049418 - VA049420: Three photographs of the 457th Squadron party "hooch"
VA049421: One photograph of the 457th Squadron jeep
VA049422: One photocopy of Baird standing next to the "Santa Bou"
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- Maps
D.O.D. Evasion Chart - EVC 500-2 (SEA) Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, 1:500,000 scale
D.O.D. Evasion Chart - EVC 250-5 (SEA) Laos, Thailand, Viet-Nam, 1:250,000 scale
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- 4
- Museum Objects
1869museum2895: Montagnard crossbow
1869museum2896: Quiver and arrows for a Montagnard crossbow
1869museum2897: 457th Tactical Airlift Squadron plaque for Major Richard L. Baird
1869museum2898: Caribou 100th mission patch
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- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=18690000000
- Citation
- Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) Baird Collection (1869) Finding Aid, Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) Baird Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=18690000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 18690000000, Lt. Col. Richard (Dick) Baird Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 21 Jan 2007 [Updated: 22 Jan 2007]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu