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
Below: Coast line North of Saigon
Below: Catholic Church at Qui Nhon
Below: Lane Army Heliport (AHP) during Monsoon Season
Below: Lane AHP, Home of the 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (CAB), west of Qui Nhon
Below: Lane AHP looking south toward 174th AHC area
Below: Lane AHP - Commander's hootch
Below: Lane AHP - Home of the 174th AHC in 1966 and early 1967
Below: 174th AHC UH-1D Dolphin "Slick"
Below: Dolphin flight lead north of Lane AHP
Below: Coast line north of Nha Trang
Below: Small monument (center of photo) between Lane and Tuy Hoa, 1966
Below: Hal Carringer, Bill McCurry, and Boyd Mitchell - North of Nha Trang
Below: Rice Paddies north of Tuy Hoa during Monsoon Season
Below: 174th Dolphin flying north "Feet Wet" near Qui Nhon
Below: WO1 Jim Davenport and CPT Bill McCurry at the Nha Trang Special Forces Camp
Below: WO1 Tom Loughrey at Lane AHP, 1966
Below: An Khe Pass on Hwy 19 from Qui Nhon looking West
Below: Thunderstorm over Pleiku
Below: Bao Loc Special Forces Compound
Below: CPT Bill McCurry at Phan Rang AFB
Below: Dolphin (Chalk 2) north of Lane AHP
Below: Republic of Korea (ROK) Tiger Division troops, ready for a Combat Assault
Below: Mang Yang Pass, between Qui Nhon and An Khe
Below: CPT Bill McCurry ca 1967
Below: UH-1D Dolphin 605 "Ruptured Duck" with WO1 Boyd Mitchell and CPT Bill McCurry
Below: 174th AHC Company area at Duc Pho in mid-1967. Still all tents.
Below: 1st platoon pilot's tent at Duc Pho, summer 1967
Below: CPT McCurry outside 1st Platoon pilot's tent at Duc Pho
Below: WO1 Tom Burch and CPT McCurry at Duc Pho
Below: Another view of the 174th Company area at Duc Pho - Summer 1967
Below: Lieutenants Jack Flynn and Henry Bryant at Duc Pho, 1967
Below: Platoon Sergeant Perkins at Duc Pho
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