ARVN troops at Khe Sanh and a wrecked C-130 lies across
the runway from them.
- Photo by: 1stLt.
Bruce M. Geiger
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This US Air Force C-130 was mortared, lost a main
gear and burned on the runway at Khe Sanh early February 1968.
- Photo by: 1stLt.
Bruce M. Geiger
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Another US Air Force C-130 which received a mortar
round and burned on the Khe Sanh runway.
- Photo by: David
Douglas Duncan
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This USMC KC-130 of VMGR-152 was deliver- ing 115/145
avgas to Khe Sanh when it was riddled by .50-caliber machine gun fire.
It was consumed by its cargo. CWO Henry Wilefang was the pilot.
One crew member and five passengers were killed. "Supergaggle"
begins."-
- Photo by: David
Douglas Duncan
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When the Khe Sanh airstrip was closed to most fixed
wing aircraft after 24 Feb. 1968, the Air Force used LAPES deliveries as
shown here.
- Photo from: Federation
of American Scientists
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