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Schwab, Hall and Deviney preparing for mission launch, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand 1967
20th HES "Pony" on classified mission over Laos, 1968
"Pony Express CH-3E at "Camp Piney" Thai Army Base.
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Pony Express "Gommer Getter" emblem on helicopter door.
Ponies waiting to launch from dry rice fields in Laos - 1967
Loading a generator for TACAN site support 1968
20th HES CH-3E slinging generator in support of TACAN Navigational sites, Laos - 1967
20th HES "Ponies" (with "Black Mariah) over Laos, 1968
Pony "Infil" in North Vietnam - 1968
Lima Site 85 (TACAN Channel 85) on top of 5800' mountain in Northern Laos -1967. This site was overrun by Viet Cong in spring of 1968. (see story in book "One Day Too Long")
Lima Site 36- northern Laos - staging base for missions. Two Jolly Green H-3's at left center of picture. All the "junk" is 55 gallon fuel barrels brought in by Air America "Caribous" and C-123's.
20th Heli Sqdn Pilots - Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, early 1968
Standing: GE Tech Rep Weston, Jim West, Maurice Dow, Bill Cook, Joe Cunningham, Gene Williams, Bob Frost, Ron Skinner, Jay Oberg, , Walt Helm, ??, Tony Azure, George Borinski, Art Wallace, Gordon Elmquist, Jim Villotti, Selmer Erickstad, Max "Moon" Mullen, Elliot Porter, Ed Shearer, Shirrel Martin. Kneeling: Kyron Hall, Army Captain ("Hook" pilot), Duane "Smoke " Dailey, Army CWO ("Hook" pilot), Jim Burns, Cliff Oswalt ( Mx. Off).
Hard to make out a couple of faces, just hope I got most of the names right. (it's only been 38 years).
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