Bookie's Photo Gallery

Total 35 photos. 35 in this folder.  Contact Photographer

Aircraft and airport photos are sorted separately. Airport photos always shown after aircraft photos.

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68-16864 @ ALO - Here's the old girl's instrument panel.  It's been upgraded, but still looks oh so familiar! - by Bookie
Bookie
@ ALO
68-16864 @ ALO - Here's the lower portion of the pilot's station.  The pedals have not been replaced and show much wear.  I've got a lot of hours in this cockpit and lots of fond memories. - by Bookie
Bookie
@ ALO
68-16864 @ ALO - The data stencil on the old girl's left side behind the door.  Even with all the modifications, she's still an A model. - by Bookie
Bookie
@ ALO
68-16864 @ ALO - 864 as she now appears togged out for her new role of drug interdiction in Iowa.  She may be 43 years old, but she's still in the thick of it catching the bad guys.   - by Bookie
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68-16864 @ ALO - 41 years later, I can still get my butt into the cockpit!  CW3 Eric Schuler of the Iowa National Guard looks on.  Eric was our host for this mini-reunion.  I live in Newton, IA. - by Bookie
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@ ALO
68-16864 - Sgt. West and 864 setting outside an engineering compound in Viet Nam. The copilot's armor plate has been left hanging open.  Oh, she looks so new! - by Bookie
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68-16864 - 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. - by Bookie
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 @ Nha Trang Airport - Another photo of the Nha Be heliport.  It shows just how short the runways really were. Not many running landings were made here! 1971 - by tom Hannigan
tom Hannigan
@ Nha Trang Airport
 @ Nha Trang Airport - Date: 1971  Photo of the entire naval base at Nha Be, South Viet Nam.  Heliport at left end of compound in photo. - by Tom Hannigan
Tom Hannigan
@ Nha Trang Airport
 @ Nha Trang Airport - On close final on Nha Be's runway 29.  Date: 1971 - by Tom Hannigan
Tom Hannigan
@ Nha Trang Airport
 @ Nha Trang Airport - Date: 1971  Nha Be, US Naval base Southeast of Saigon.  Runway 29 shown.  Home of the Seawolves & Razorbacks gun teams.  Very, very short runways. - by Tom Hannigan
Tom Hannigan
@ Nha Trang Airport
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