The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Military Helicopters on Airfield Flight Line, South Vietnam, 1963
A row of U.S. Army helicopters, including a CH-21 'Flying Banana' and a UH-1 Huey, sit on a South Vietnamese airfield in 1963, early in America's growing military advisory role in Vietnam. This candid color snapshot captures the beginning of what would become a decade-long air mobility campaign. Project: 218650