The Don Englebreston Collection

CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters in Flight, Operation Tailwind, Laos, 1970

CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters in Flight, Operation Tailwind, Laos, 1970

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters ferry troops during Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG raid into Laos that became one of the most controversial and heavily classified operations of the Vietnam War, later recognized through the Medal of Honor awarded to Captain Gary "Mike" Rose. Project: 219519