Black Hawk 09 and The Wrong Turn

Helmut Haberl, who was a Line Chief in 1967-68, sent me this photo of Blackhawk 09 (#3247) after it took a wrong turn at Phu Hiep sometime in the summer of ’68. The man on the port engine was a T.I. with reddish blond hair. Helmut said he doesn’t remember his name. (If someone reading this recalls who he might me, let us know!)

Thanks Helmut for sharing this with us!

(PS: I have photos 09 from a November 1968 mortar attack, which made it into a $3 million sieve while it was parked in its revetment. I’ll put them on the blog sometime soon.)