The Don Englebreston Collection
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Scenes from forward bases in Southeast Asia during the Operation Tailwind era: a C-123 Provider taxiing past staged UH-1 Hueys, a row of rocket-armed AH-1 Cobra gunships on a dirt airstrip, a pilot beside the hand-lettered "Dak To Officers Club" ammo-crate bunker, and reconnaissance soldier Sorsby holding a python. From the Barry Pencek collection, the set pairs the aircraft that sustained covert MACV-SOG missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail with the improvised humor and moments of levity that got airmen through the days between them.
USAF OV-10 Bronco Forward Air Control Aircraft on Airstrip, Vietnam War Era
Servicemen and Indigenous Troops Gather Around a Python at Base Camp
AH-1G Cobra Gunships on Forward Airstrip, Operation Tailwind Era, Vietnam/Laos
Row of AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters on Dirt Airstrip, Vietnam, Operation Tailwind Collection
C-123 Provider Transport Aircraft Taxiing at Forward Airbase, Vietnam, Operation Tailwind Era
AH-1 Cobra Rocket Pods and Departing Jeep on Airstrip Access Road, South Vietnam
USAF O-2 Skymaster Forward Air Control Aircraft on Airfield Runway
AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter with Nose Art and Pilot, Operation Tailwind-Related Photograph
U.S. Army AH-1 Cobra Pilot Poses with Gunship, Tail Code VT 25 - Barry Pencek Collection, Operation Tailwind Era
CH-53 Helicopters and AH-1 Cobra Gunship Staged in Support of Operation Tailwind, 1970
AH-1 Cobra Gunship Escort Over Laotian River Valley, Operation Tailwind
SOG-Era Soldier 'Sorsby' Holding Python at Forward Base, Vietnam War
Serviceman Holding a Python at Base Camp, with Indigenous Troops and "Anderson Hall" Signage
Fortified Base Camp Perimeter with Guard Tower and South Vietnamese Flag
Army Aviator with AH-1 Cobra Gunship 'Snake' Nose Art, Barry Pencek Collection
AH-1 Cobra Gunships and CH-47 Chinooks on Airfield Apron, South Vietnam
U.S. Army AH-1 Cobra Helicopters at Forward Airstrip, Vietnam War Era
CH-53 Sea Stallion Landing at Forward Airfield, Vietnam Highlands
CH-53 Sea Stallion Landing at Forward Airfield, Vietnam Highlands
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter on Runway, Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter on Runway, Vietnam
Two Servicemen at Rear Compound, One With Bandaged Injuries
Wounded Serviceman with Bandaged Arm and Head, Barry Pencek Collection — Operation Tailwind Era
Aerial View of River Valley with Helicopter Formation, Vietnam/Laos Border Region
Helicopter Formation over River Valley, Operation Tailwind, Laos, 1970
Formation of Helicopters in Flight at Dusk, Vietnam Highlands
Helicopter Formation Over Coastal Water, Operation Tailwind Series
USAF Pilot at 'Dak To Officers Club' Bunker, Vietnam
Wreckage at Remote Airstrip/Base Camp, Southeast Asia (Operation Tailwind Collection)
Burned Wreckage of Single-Engine Aircraft, Vietnam Highlands
Soldiers Beside Sandbagged Bunker at Special Forces Camp, Vietnam
American Serviceman and Montagnard/CIDG Troops, Camp Group Photo
AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters Staged at Forward Airfield, Vietnam
A-1 Skyraider Pilot in Flight Gear Beside Aircraft 'VT10', Barry Pencek Collection
Informal Portrait of Two Servicemen, Vietnam War Era
Soldiers Drawing Water/Fuel from U.S. Army Tanker Truck, Vietnam Highlands
Aerial View of Highland Terrain, Southeast Asia, Operation Tailwind Collection
Burned Helicopter Wreckage in Laotian Highland Terrain
U.S. Army AH-1 Cobra Crew Portrait, Barry Pencek Collection, Vietnam War Era
Aerial View of Airstrike Smoke Over Jungle Terrain, Operation Tailwind
