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Flew out of Dong Ha on one on my first R&R!!! I was in full combat gear with my M-14. The field kept on getting hit by mortars every time he try to land. The pilot radioed the control shack and told them to tell me to start running down the runway and they would have the tail gate down. I started running, the plane slowed and the crew grabbed me and dragged me on board!!! True story!!!

albearusmc Great story! Glad you made it safe.

A C-130 Hercules with 4 air breathing drones (AGM/air to ground missile) mounted on hard points. Looks to be an Air Force bird and all four drone/AGMs look like different varients/models/prototypes. This may have been for a functional field test, Edwards AFB maybe. (Note-All the "test" launches I've had first hand knowledge of the only launch "one single" type at any onetime to study its performance. ) This could be a test flight where each prototype is run during flight/ not launched,,,only to study weight and balance,,,systems intergration,,controls etc.

Thanks for sharing your photos of the 'Nam with Tour of Duty!