The Don Englebreston Collection
CH-53 'Jolly Green Giant' Helicopter on Approach, Operation Tailwind Support, 1970
A CH-53 'Jolly Green Giant' helicopter comes in for landing at a forward airfield supporting Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG incursion into Laos. USAF aircrew in flight gear cross the field in the foreground, part of the extensive helicopter support network that inserted, resupplied, and extracted Special Forces reconnaissance teams operating deep behind enemy lines. Project: 219424