The Don Englebreston Collection

Google Earth Screen Capture Plotting Coordinates 15.5100, 107.5300 in the Vietnam-Laos Border Region ('Lovebug 208'), 2012 Imagery

Google Earth Screen Capture Plotting Coordinates 15.5100, 107.5300 in the Vietnam-Laos Border Region ('Lovebug 208'), 2012 Imagery

2012 screen capture. A Google Earth satellite view of the Annamite border country between Qu?ng Nam province in central Vietnam and Xekong and Attapeu provinces in southern Laos, with a pushpin dropped at 15.5100 N, 107.5300 E. The file was saved among the A-1 Skyraider research material under the name 'Lovebug 208', apparently plotting the position associated with a particular mission or aircraft. Veterans and researchers routinely use modern mapping tools to fix wartime coordinates against present-day terrain, and the resulting screen captures become part of the historical record in their own right. The mountains shown are the ground over which the Da Nang Skyraider detachment flew its rescue and special operations support missions. Project: 219913