PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT BROWN CABELL, Catkiller 14/9, Page 2, Over RVN

CATCOM EDITOR’S NOTE: The historical significance of this page of photographs is they mark the last operational flight of Catkiller Birddogs. We are fortunate that Brown Cabell provides this unique record, rare photograph coverage of such aviation units that departed Vietnam. Don Ricks

80 Hue-Phu Bai Airfield

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Last flight through the delta on the way to Saigon for turn in. Purdy, huh?

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Last flight along coast, Red Beach at DaNang? Just north of the Hai Van Pass

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The Rock Pile (HWY QL-1 going to Khe Sanh)

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The Rock Pile

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Khe Sanh (220th 1st Platoon Ops is the square between runways) Tri Border area (North, South VietNam and Laos)

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Stand Down Heading South (All 32 Birddogs were turned in)

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Fuel stop on the way to Saigon to turn them in 1st Platoon aircraft (white hub cap; white fin, no class)

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109,36,50,51,59,85,79,106,65,37,48,30,25 The flight to Saigon to turn in the aircraft

3,6,26&10 Leaving Long Than where we turned in the aircraft

5051 59

85 79

106 65

37
48

30 25

The last we saw of all 32 Bird Dogs

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Freedom Bird (CH-omigod-47)

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