The Don Englebreston Collection
AH-1 Cobras in Revetments with CH-53 Formation Overhead, Marine Airfield, Operation Tailwind
AH-1 Cobra gunships sit protected in blast revetments while a formation of CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters passes overhead at a Marine airfield supporting Operation Tailwind, the 1970 MACV-SOG operation into Laos. Images like this capture the massive helicopter logistics effort required to insert and extract reconnaissance teams deep behind enemy lines. Project: 219516