This June 1971 photograph shows a twin-engine, high-wing military transport aircraft, likely a de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou, parked on an airfield ramp in South Vietnam. Prized for its short-takeoff-and-landing capability, the Caribou served as a vital 'workhorse' of the Vietnam War, ferrying troops and supplies into austere forward airstrips inaccessible to larger cargo planes. Corrugated blast revetments visible in the background reflect the defensive measures standard at U.S. and allied airbases during this late, 'Vietnamization' phase of American involvement. Project: 218683