Air Rescue Photos 

from the

Vietnam War

Air Rescue Pictures from 1968

Unless otherwise stated, the source of the picture was the USAF Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, AL

 

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If the names or dates of a photo are missing and you know the, please e-mail me at rlapointe@pjsinnam.com
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1 SOW A1 NKP.jpg (128351 bytes)
1st SOS A-1 at NKP
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1SOW A1.jpg (130068 bytes)
A-1 Sandy departs for SARCAP
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A-1J.jpg (26877 bytes)
A-1J
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Det10JanMar68p183.jpg (143161 bytes)
PJ Larry Nicholson (L) and FE Ken Hogan (R) off loading survivor at Det 10 38 ARRS Binh Tuy AB RVN 
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Det3AprJun68p61.jpg (195623 bytes)
Det 3 38 ARRS Ubon RTAFB
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Det6AprJun68p94.jpg (144468 bytes)
Det 6 38 ARRS Bien Hoa AB RVN
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Det6Nov68.jpg (165495 bytes)
Det 6 38 ARRS Bien Hoa AB RVN
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Det8AprJun68Ebarracks.jpg (186372 bytes)
Det 8 38 ARRS Cam Ranh Bay AB RVN enlisted barracks
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Det8AprJun68Eroom.jpg (141680 bytes)
Det 8 38 ARRS Cam Ranh Bay AB RVN enlisted barracks
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Det8JanMar68p148.jpg (123741 bytes)
Det 8 38 ARRS Cam Ranh Bay AB RVN Pedro Oprations
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Det8JanMar68p155.jpg (112947 bytes)
Det 8 38 ARRS Cam Ranh Bay AB RVN night fire training
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Det8JulSep68p254.jpg (176323 bytes)
Det 8 38 ARRS Cam Ranh Bay AB RVN Pedro alert pad
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IngulliNews2.jpg (277018 bytes)
News article about PJ Charles Ingulli
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Laos Route Structure fm 56thSOW.jpg (59275 bytes)
SOS Laos route structure map
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100Save.jpg (50374 bytes)
Back right is Wade Weeks, back center Bert Berthold,  left front may be PJ Mike Dodd. Right front is PJ Douglas Crowder
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arvidson.jpg (31729 bytes)
Det 9 38 ARRS Pleiku AB RVN.
PJ Lief Arvidson and unknowns
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deets.jpg (44723 bytes)
37th ARRS Danang AB RVN O-2 SAR
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Det10-68.jpg (42538 bytes)
Det 10 38 ARRS Binh Tuy AB RVN
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Etzel.jpg (134580 bytes)
Jolly Green 20 pilot Greg Etzel after being rescued
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Fullwood68.jpg (17369 bytes)
PJ TSgt Fullwood with unknown survivor after SAR
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king.jpg (43768 bytes)
Charles King KIA 25 Dec 1968
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Koecher68.jpg (19694 bytes)
PJ Robert Koecher
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Pedro Graphic.jpg (88584 bytes)
Origin of the Air Rescue logo
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Pedro.jpg (136410 bytes)
Unknown Pedro Ops
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Pope&Brown.jpg (196202 bytes)
PJ Tom Pope briefs VIP's on minigun
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Quarters.jpg (128689 bytes)
Unknown enlisted quarters
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Ringneck536.jpg (47407 bytes)
Ringneck 536 SAR. PJ Tom Winters, AC Jacob  Carwile, CP John Lenamon, FE James Thibodeau with 2 F-4 survivors
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SARTAF.jpg (179488 bytes)
SARTF A-1's, HC-130 and HH-3
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Stiefken.jpg (175820 bytes)
PJ Dick Stiefken demonstrates stokes litter pickup 
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Vide&Johnson68.jpg (24077 bytes)
PJ's Lloyd Vide and Johnson 
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WoodGiant.jpg (159334 bytes)
Jolly Green Giant arrives at Udorn after a ride on an HC-130
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xmasnkp.jpg (164022 bytes)
Lima Site Christmas
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Pighini.jpg (22858 bytes)
PJ John Pighini
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Order of JG Giant.jpg (37657 bytes)
Order of the Jolly Green Giant
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Avery Nov 68.jpg (11579 bytes)
PJ Al Avery in November 1968. Al was KIA in April 1972

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Mike Walker 1968.jpg (52001 bytes)
PJ Mike Walker at Det 1 37th ARRS