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Helicopter Cockpit
June 1962
Helicopter cockpit showing the pilot's view of the Vietnamese Delta region below. This photograph was taken by Milwaukee freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle.
Vietnam Helicopter Mission
June 1962
A photograph taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle on board a helicopter that was enroute to Vinh Quoi in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. The crew was following reports of a North Viet...
Flying Bananas
June 1962
A U.S. Army Piasecki CH21-C helicopter operating at a newly cut drop zone strip near the Laotian border to resupply Vietnamese troops. Because of the two rotors and the curved body designed to ensu...
Helicopters over Rice Paddies
1962
Aerial view of four U.S. Marine helicopters banking over an expanse of rice paddies in Vietnam. Fluffy white clouds fill the sky.
CH-34A Helicoper
1963
A photograph by freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle of several Sikorsky CH-34A helicopters taken somewhere in South Vietnam. Because these heavy lifting helicopters were not introduced in Vietna...
Vietnam Outpost
circa 1961-1965
Dropping supplies at a South Vietnamese army outpost. Photographer Dickey Chapelle of Milwaukee was on board the helicopter as the drop was taking place.
