The Don Englebreston Collection
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Pages from the unit history and reunion books of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 "Pegasus" sit alongside combat photographs of a tandem-rotor helicopter recovering another aircraft by sling and a MACV-SOG team extracted "on the string" beneath a helicopter during Operation Tailwind in 1970. Officer rosters, call signs, the embossed "Heavy Haulers" cover, and irreverent squadron cartoons trace the CH-53 crews who flew heavy-lift and extraction missions for MACV-SOG in Vietnam and Laos.
CH-53 Helicopter Hovering Over Forward Firebase, HMH-463 Collection
Fire Support Base with Radio Antennas and Marine Helicopter, Operation Tailwind Era
HMH-463 Squadron Officers Portrait Page (Bill Beardall Collection)
'Squadron Pilots' Section Page with Naval Aviator Wings and Cartoon, HMH-463 Publication
HMH-463 Squadron Cruise Book Portrait Page Featuring Lt. W. Beardall and Fellow Aviators
HMH-463 Squadron Personnel Composite Page – Officer Portraits
HMH-463 Squadron Officer Roster Portrait Page, Marine Corps Cruise Book, Page 8
HMH-463 Squadron Personnel Portrait Page, Vietnam War Era Cruisebook
Reference Map of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia with Corps Tactical Zones
HMH-463 "Heavy Haulers" Squadron History, Page 2 (Scanned Document)
Composite Photograph: CH-53 Helicopter Aerial Recovery/Lift Operations, HMH-463
"A Life Is Saved" — CH-53 Helicopter Medevac Mission Photo Composite, HMH-463, Vietnam Era
CH-53 Helicopter Conducting Rope Extraction Over Jungle Terrain
Tandem-Rotor Helicopter Conducting Aerial Recovery/Sling Operation, Vietnam War Era
CH-53 Helicopter Rope Extraction of Personnel, Vietnam War Era (Book Scan)
Helicopters at Landing Zone, Hazy Mountain Terrain — HMH-463 / Operation Tailwind Collection
Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopters at a Field Landing Zone, HMH-463, Operation Tailwind
HMH-463 Squadron Cruise Book Page — Commanding Officer LtCol Robert R. Leisy, 10 Sept 1970 – 4 Mar 1971
HMH-463 Commanding Officer Page Featuring LtCol Thomas S. Reap, "Heavy Haulers" Unit History Book (Page 3)
Squadron Leadership Page — Executive Officer and Sergeant Major, HMH-463 Unit Publication
'Our History,' Page 6: Chronology of HMH-463 Operations in Vietnam, 23 December 1966 to 31 May 1969
HMH-463 Unit History Book, "Vietnam 1966-1971" Chronology Page (Page 7)
Official Portrait Roster Page, HMH-463 Squadron Officers, circa 2008
HMH-463 Officer Roster Portrait Page, Squadron Reunion Booklet
HMH-463 Squadron Officer Roster Page, Individual Portraits
HMH-463 Squadron Officer Portrait Page, "Heavy Haulers" Unit History Book (Page 12)
Cruise Book Page: Squadron Officers and Sikorsky Technical Representatives, HMH-463
"Heavy Haulers" HMH-463 Squadron History Book, Front Cover
Cover of 'Heavy Haulers' Unit History Book, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), Vietnam
Helicopter Extraction 'On the String' -- Operation Tailwind, Laos, September 1970
