The Don Englebreston Collection
Aerial View of Wrecked Aircraft and Helicopters at Remote Airstrip, Laos/Vietnam Border Region, Operation Tailwind Collection
An aerial photograph from the Operation Tailwind collection documents the aftermath at a remote airstrip along the Laos-Vietnam border, where multiple helicopters and a transport aircraft lie wrecked amid the rugged highland terrain. Images like this illustrate the intense contested air operations that supported clandestine MACV-SOG missions during the Vietnam War. Project: 219519