ironmike775's Album: Vietnam

Vietnam

Although I was in the Army in Vietnam, before I became a Marine, I operated exclusively in the Marines' AO, Northern I Corps, Que Son Valley to the DMZ, Khe Sanh, A Shau Valley, and into Laos on MACV-SOG CCN missions.

  1. OH-6A Cayuse, commonly called LOH (pronounced "loach") for 'Light Observation Helicopter." Also called the "Low Bird" or "Little Bird," scout pilots,...

  2. Left: 2nd tour Cobra Pilot CW2 Bob Whitford, my other mentor. Right: Scout (OH-6A) pilot 1LT Dexter Florence, KIA October 1972.

  3. Our 20mm aircraft, 078, at the refuel pits at Marble Mountain air base, very close to Danang. CW2 Chuck Dean was KIA in this aircraft, shot down 15...

  4. AH-1G with an XM-35 20mm vulcan on its left inboard ordnance station. Good weapon, rarely jammed and had 500 meters more range than our principle...
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