The Don Englebreston Collection

Elevated View of Vietnam War Airbase with Aircraft Revetments and Highlands Terrain

Elevated View of Vietnam War Airbase with Aircraft Revetments and Highlands Terrain

An elevated view of a U.S. airbase in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, showing corrugated-steel aircraft revetments used to protect parked aircraft from enemy rocket and mortar fire. Support buildings, a fire/crash truck, and a transport aircraft on the runway illustrate the dispersed, hardened infrastructure typical of in-country air operations during the conflict. Project: 219827