CPT Bill McCurry's
Photos Page
1966 & 1967
The below photos were sent in by Captain Bill McCurry, Chandler, AZ, who served
with the 174th at Lane Army Heliport and Duc Pho in 1966 and 1967. Bill wanted to
share these photos with everyone. He is a Professor Emeritus of Aviation at AZ State
University. Here's a brief comment Bill makes regarding one of the photos: "The
picture of UH-1D 605 and SP5 Childress is interesting. If I remember correctly,
Boyd Mitchell and I had put a significant number of hours on the aircraft the day
these pictures were taken (maybe 9 to 10 hours) and the next day the aircraft was
being used to train Koreans for flight duties. It came apart in flight after a
damper bracket broke and cut the push-pull control tubes. The blades came through
the cockpit and cut off the tail boom. CPT Bram, SP5 Childress, and the Korean
student were killed in the crash."
Below: South Vietnam map with Provinces and Military Regions
![](images/McCurry01- South Vietnam map with Military Regions.jpg)
Below: Coast line North of Saigon
![](images/McCurry02- coast line North of Saigon.jpg)
Below: Catholic Church at Qui Nhon
![](images/McCurry03- Catholic Church at Qui Nhon.jpg)
Below: Lane Army Heliport (AHP) during Monsoon Season
![](images/McCurry04- Lane AHP - Monsoon Season.jpg)
Below: Lane AHP, Home of the 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (CAB), west of Qui Nhon
![](images/McCurry05- Lane AHP 14th Combat Avn Bn West of Qui Nhon copy.jpg)
Below: Lane AHP looking south toward 174th AHC area
![](images/McCurry05a- Lane AHP Looking South 174th AHC area.jpg)
Below: Lane AHP - Commander's hootch
![](images/McCurry06- Lane AHP - Commanders hootch.jpg)
Below: Lane AHP - Home of the 174th AHC in 1966 and early 1967
![](images/McCurry07- Lane AHP home of the 174th copy.jpg)
Below: 174th AHC UH-1D Dolphin "Slick"
![](images/McCurry08- 174th Assault Helicopter Company.jpg)
Below: Dolphin flight lead north of Lane AHP
![](images/McCurry09- Flight Lead North of Lane AHP.jpg)
Below: Coast line north of Nha Trang
![](images/McCurry10- Coast Line North of Nha Trang.jpg)
Below: Small monument (center of photo) between Lane and Tuy Hoa, 1966
![](images/McCurry11- Small monument on way to Tuy Hoa - South of Lane AHP.jpg)
Below: Hal Carringer, Bill McCurry, and Boyd Mitchell - North of Nha Trang
![](images/McCurry12- Hal Carringer - Bill McCurry - Boyd Mitchell - North of Nha Trang.jpg)
Below: Rice Paddies north of Tuy Hoa during Monsoon Season
![](images/McCurry13- Rice Paddies North of Tuy Hoa AAF Monsoon Season.jpg)
Below: 174th Dolphin flying north "Feet Wet" near Qui Nhon
![](images/McCurry14- 174th near Qui Nhon.jpg)
Below: WO1 Jim Davenport and CPT Bill McCurry at the Nha Trang Special Forces Camp
![](images/McCurry15- WO1 Jim Davenport and CPT Bill McCurry at the Nha Trang Special Forces Camp.jpg)
Below: WO1 Tom Loughrey at Lane AHP, 1966
![](images/McCurry16- WO1 Loughary at Lane AHP.jpg)
Below: An Khe Pass on Hwy 19 from Qui Nhon looking West
![](images/McCurry17- An Khe Pass on Hwy 19 from Qui Nhon looking West.jpg)
Below: Thunderstorm over Pleiku
![](images/McCurry18- Thunderstorm over Pleiku.jpg)
Below: Bao Loc Special Forces Compound
![](images/McCurry18a- Special Forces Compound - Bao Loc.jpg)
Below: CPT Bill McCurry at Phan Rang AFB
![](images/McCurry19- CPT McCurry at Phan Rang AFB.jpg)
Below: Dolphin (Chalk 2) north of Lane AHP
![](images/McCurry20- Dolphin chalk-2 north of Lane AHP.jpg)
Below: Republic of Korea (ROK) Tiger Division troops, ready for a Combat Assault
![](images/McCurry21- ROK Tiger Division ready for a Combat Assault.jpg)
Below: Mang Yang Pass, between Qui Nhon and An Khe
![](images/McCurry22- Mang Yang Pass.jpg)
Below: CPT Bill McCurry ca 1967
![](images/McCurry23- CPT Bill McCurry ca 1967.jpg)
Below: UH-1D Dolphin 605 "Ruptured Duck" with WO1 Boyd Mitchell and CPT Bill McCurry
![](images/McCurry24- Ruptured Duck - UH-1 Dolphin 605 - Boyd Mitchell and McCurry.jpg)
Below: 174th AHC Company area at Duc Pho in mid-1967. Still all tents.
![](images/McCurry25- Duc Pho AAF - 174th Co area.jpg)
Below: 1st platoon pilot's tent at Duc Pho, summer 1967
![](images/McCurry26- 1st platoon tent at Duc Pho 1967.jpg)
Below: CPT McCurry outside 1st Platoon pilot's tent at Duc Pho
![](images/McCurry27- CPT McCurry at Duc Pho.jpg)
Below: WO1 Tom Burch and CPT McCurry at Duc Pho
![](images/McCurry28- Unknown WO1 and CPT McCurry at Duc Pho.jpg)
Below: Another view of the 174th Company area at Duc Pho - Summer 1967
![](images/McCurry29- 174th Company area - Summer 1967.jpg)
Below: Lieutenants Jack Flynn and Henry Bryant at Duc Pho, 1967
![](images/McCurry31- Jack Flynn and Henry Bryant - Duc Pho 1967.jpg)
Below: Platoon Sergeant Perkins at Duc Pho
![](images/McCurry32- Platoon Sergeant Perkins at Duc Pho.jpg)
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