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Guinn & Perron370 viewsJim Puhala Photo
SP4 Guinn & Porron working on 547
Phan Thiet
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Flying Crane370 viewsJim Puhala Photo
Phan Thiet
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Gunship Shot Down369 viewsPat Edwards Photo
Lt Jim Puhala, WO Bob Kelly, CC Davey Armstrong, and DG Pee Pie Pierce (Med Evaced to Japan)
were in a Huey Gunship that was shot down 8 November 1967 North of Phan Thiet.
From Bob Kelly: "After shoot down - we had just reached a creek bed 50 feet away and took cover a short time before our huey blew up as shown in this picture. I was crouching and Jim as standing. The concussion from the blast knocked us both to the ground. There were three Purple Hearts awarded.
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A/227 Aircraft368 viewsDennis Burden Photo
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Movie screen at Phan Thiet368 viewsBob Kelly Photo
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LZ Bartlett368 viewsBob Kelly Photo
M-60 door gun in stowed position.
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In Officer's G.P. Large Tent at Phan Thiet368 viewsJohn Keller Photo
Shared storage area - No that is not my centerfold!
March 1967
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Frog368 viewsJohn LaDue Photo
The picture shows two UH-1C gunships flown by 1st Plt. D/227th, 1st Air Cav, out of Phan Thiet. The ship in the foreground is armed with a "Thumper". It is a belt fed 40mm grenade launcher. The pod is controlled by the pilot in the left seat and traverses vertically and horizontally. It fired about 60(?) rds. per min. It was also armed with 14, 2.75 rockets, on fixed mounts, that were fired by the right seat pilot. The ship in the background was armed with a mini-gun system and rockets.
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Phan Thiet market '67 367 viewsJP Edwards Photo
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Phan Thiet barber shop owners children '67 367 viewsJP Edwards Photo
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1LT Marshall Ferris367 viewsTom Johnson Photo
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Rabello & Martin367 viewsDennis Burden Photo
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