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[Destroyed Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter]
Photograph of military personnel salvaging the wreckage of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter at a United States Navy base in Nhà Bè, Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. The helicopter bears the "Mad Dog" nose art of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company's gunships.Caption from donor: "Two helicopters hoovered [sic] into each other at Nha Be Heli-port."
[Smoke plume from crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft]
Photograph of a smoke plume from a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, circa 1965. A sign in the foreground reads: "Delta Construction Company."Caption on accompanying document: "316. Explosion from the crash of a 104 that tried to land without power."
[Servicemen and fire engine tending to crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen and a fire engine tending to a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the aircraft crashed while attempting a dead-stick landing.Caption on accompanying document: "62. Fire truck after F-104 crashed trying to land dead stick pilot did not survive."