The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: LANE+3
Aerial and ground views of the Laotian battlefield show shattered forest clearings, a fortified circular encampment with a helicopter, and NVA artillery positions abandoned on cratered, defoliated hilltops. These photographs record the terrain and aftermath of Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG raid against North Vietnamese Army logistics along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Helicopter Flying Past Smoke Bursts Over Ridgeline, Vietnam War Era
Bomb-Damaged Jungle Clearing with Personnel, Operation Tailwind Collection ('LANE+3')
UH-1 Huey Helicopter Hovering in Bomb-Damaged Jungle Clearing, Vietnam War Era
Damaged Jungle Landing Zone with Helicopter, Operation Tailwind Collection
Aircraft Wreckage in Bombed Jungle Clearing, Operation Tailwind Collection ('LANE+3')
Aerial View of Bomb-Cratered Jungle Clearing with Helicopter, Vietnam War Era
Hillside Landing Zone with Downed Helicopter, Operation Tailwind Area
Aerial View of UH-1 Huey Helicopter on Bomb-Cratered Jungle Landing Zone, Operation Tailwind Area, Laos
Aerial View of NVA Artillery Position on Denuded Hilltop, Laos -- Operation Tailwind Collection
Artillery Position on Ridgeline, Operation Tailwind Collection (Laos, 1970)
Battle-Scarred Terrain with Ground Troops, Operation Tailwind, Laos, 1970
Troops Crossing a Bomb-Damaged Clearing, Operation Tailwind Collection
UH-1 Huey Helicopter in Flight Over Jungle Terrain, Tail Marking 'TV 17', Vietnam War Era
Damaged Forest Clearing with Scattered Personnel, Operation Tailwind Photo Collection
UH-1 Huey Helicopter in Flight Over Jungle Terrain, Tail Code "TV 17"
Elevated View of Fire Support Base with Bunkers and Gun Pits, Vietnam War Era
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Suspected NVA Base Camp, Laos (Operation Tailwind Collection)
AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Overflying Fire Support Base, Vietnam War Era
