At the 73rd in Vung Tau, RVN

taken sometime in 1965-66

Click on the picture to view a larger image (48359 bytes) I love the Grumman Mohawk!
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Click on the picture to view a larger image (104624 bytes) The 73rd flight line in the center with two Hawks.
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The 73rd flight line in 1966. Hawk 1 was an A, Hawks 10 & 12 were Cs, and Hawk 16 was a B.
Paint scheme as they came from the 4th ASTA.
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Note the drab paint job on Hawk 6 on the left and the original paint job on Hawk 8 on the Right.
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The 'original' Hawk 6, or the replacement?  Replacement.
Click on the picture to view a larger image Ready to go
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The B is ready to go too... Notice the subtle nose art.
I wasn't real enthused about the whole situation back then...
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The Big Red One's 32 came down for a little visit to our shop.
Note the flare assembly on the wing next to the fuselage...we couldn't believe they were trying to use those things because they made a great tracking gauge for gunners on the ground.
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Captain Warnshuis
IMG0014.jpg (58924 bytes) Vung Tau's control tower.
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IMG0017.jpg (77296 bytes) The morning after a little excitement.
IMG0016.jpg (101223 bytes) Mortars didn't do too much to the PSP flight line.
IMG0020.jpg (101455 bytes) There just might be a spy among us.
IMG0018.jpg (85215 bytes) For all we knew, they could all have been VC.
IMG0019.jpg (94154 bytes) Mess Hall help.
Img0045.jpg (94426 bytes) From the Red Haze (IR) trailer.
Img0046.jpg (92233 bytes) These guys weren't the Wichita line men.
What a mess!
VT0029.jpg (61504 bytes) When the indoor showers don't work, you go out doors.
73rd.gif (96683 bytes) The 73rd Aviation Company (AS)
73rd0028.jpg (63207 bytes) Awards Ceremony
We3plus1.jpg (25964 bytes) Cal Swiers, Larry Woodroof, Carl Weaver, & Larry Whitehead
73rd0026.jpg (53768 bytes) Boy is that picture scary!
VT0024.jpg (67015 bytes) Getting the generator started for the IR base station.
VT0023.jpg (73445 bytes) Note the dishes in the back ground.
There's ariel shots somewhere of all the antennas on that little Vung Tau mountain.....not the one with the light house.