Aircraft 68-16864 Photo

68-16864, 1968 Bell OH-58A Kiowa, C/N: 40178
864 at Castle In The Sky, an Army Engineer base South of Dalat, Viet Nam, 1970. Bullet damage is being assessed after taking heavy Viet Cong automatic weapons fire.
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Shot Date 1970-10-07
Upload Date 2010-10-09
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