The Don Englebreston Collection
Technical Manual Diagram: Aircraft Litter and Hoisting Rig Installation (Figure JJ1-4-11)
A page from a Vietnam-era aircraft technical manual illustrates litter and rescue-hoist installation procedures used to evacuate wounded personnel by air. Diagrams like this guided aircrews in configuring rescue helicopters for combat search-and-rescue missions, which A-1 Skyraiders frequently escorted and protected during the war. Project: 219105