The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: NEGATIVES VIETNAM 1963
A serviceman's negatives from South Vietnam in 1963 and early 1964 show C-123 Providers lining airfield ramps and armed UH-1 Hueys, one named "Prissy," being loaded with rocket pods. Taken during the advisory years before major escalation, they document the first American experiments in helicopter gunship warfare.
US Army 197th Aviation Company 'Armed Helicopter' Unit Patch, Vietnam War Era
U.S. Army UH-1 'Huey' Gunship Being Armed at Airfield, Vietnam War Era
Armed UH-1 'Huey' Gunship on Airfield Apron, Vietnam, 1963
Armed UH-1 'Huey' Helicopter Door Gun and Rocket Pod, 'Prissy,' Vietnam War
USAF Transport Aircraft on the Flight Line, South Vietnam, 1963
Airfield Flight Line with Helicopters and Transport Aircraft, Vietnam, 1963
U.S. Army Personnel Arming UH-1B Huey Gunship with 2.75-Inch Rocket Pods, South Vietnam, 1963
Armed UH-1 'Huey' Helicopter 'Prissy' with Rocket Pods, Vietnam, 1963
USAF MATS Jet Transport on Airfield Apron, South Vietnam, 1963
U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-123 Provider Transports on the Flight Line, South Vietnam, 1963
Misfiled Personal Photograph -- Not Military/Aviation Content
U.S. Military Helicopters on Airfield Flight Line, South Vietnam, 1963
U.S. Army UH-1 Huey Gunship on Airfield with ARVN Liaison Aircraft, Vietnam, 1963
USAF MATS Jet Transport Aircraft at Vietnam Airfield, February 1964
Armed UH-1 'Huey' Helicopter Gunship Weapons Pylon, Vietnam, February 1964
U.S. Air Force C-123 Provider Transport Aircraft on Flight Line, Vietnam, 1963
Armed Bell UH-1B 'Huey' Helicopter 'Prissy' with Rocket Pod, South Vietnam, circa 1963
U.S. Army UH-1 Helicopter with Ground Crew, Vietnam, February 1964
Airfield Ramp with Military Transport Aircraft, Vietnam, February 1964
U.S. Army UH-1 'Huey' Helicopter with Aerial Rocket Pod Being Serviced, South Vietnam, February 1964
Tan Son Nhut Air Base Christmas Card/Menu Cover, Saigon, Vietnam, 1963
Christmas Day Message and Prayer, Colonel Richard C. Bender, USAF, Base Commander, 1963
Printed Christmas Day Menu, U.S. Military Mess, Vietnam, 1963
Blank Mailing Envelope/Film Wrapper with Printed 'TO' and 'FROM' Fields, Vietnam 1963 Negatives Collection
