The Don Englebreston Collection

Helicopter Fuselage Undergoing Engine/Transmission Overhaul in Maintenance Hangar, Vietnam War Era

Helicopter Fuselage Undergoing Engine/Transmission Overhaul in Maintenance Hangar, Vietnam War Era

Ground crew perform an engine and transmission overhaul on a helicopter inside a maintenance hangar in Southeast Asia. Helicopters of this type — likely a Sikorsky H-34/S-58 "Kingbee" — provided vital infiltration, extraction, and resupply support for covert MACV-SOG reconnaissance missions, including the September 1970 operation known as Tailwind. Project: 219516