Helicopters

Sikorsky H-34 helicopter at Ba The' Agroville Vietnam. The people standing in front of the helicopter are unidentified.

President Ngo Dinh Diem (in dark suit and hat) near a Sikorsky H-19 helicopter at Ba The' Agroville in Vietnam. Others in the photo are unidentified.

A helicopter sits on the ground at the inauguration of strategic village Cu Chi, Vietnam.

A United States Army Piasecki H-21 helicopter nose and front rotor in the foreground with a Montagnard thatch roofed structure behind it near Ben Methout, Vietnam. People standing in the background are unidentified.

A photograph of a UH 1 F utility helicopter landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

This photo is of a UH-1 F utility helicopter from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

Partial view of a U.S. helicopter situated on a U.S. aircraft carrier flight deck. Crew members, jet airplanes and other parts of the ship are also in view. Location is not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Full view of a U.S. helicopter situated near the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier. Location is not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Photograph taken on board a United States aircraft carrier, location not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A military helicopter is in view over the water. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

Photograph taken on board an United States Naval aircraft carrier, location not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. A military helicopter is in view over the water. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.