Pin On Collective Pitch Joe vernengo arrived in south vietnam in november 1968. he served a year in the mekong delta, primarily as a light oberservation helicopter ("loach") scout. Richard ohlrogge arrived in south vietnam as the tet offensive of early 1968 was unfolding. he spent eight months of his year long tour as an oh 6 "loach" pi.
Pin On Ships Boats A.j. moore served as an army oh 6a “loach” scout in iv corps, south vietnam, 1968 1969: fort apache, vihn long province. he shares memories of his service an. The vinh long airfield was one of the strategic bases in the mekong delta during the war that carried out operations in the delta with troops and air support. with its proximity to the main flow of the mekong river, vinh long also had a base for pbr’s and other river vessels. during the tet offensive in 1968, this base, along with many others. Hughes model oh 6a “cayuse” or “loach”. s n 67 16304. served in vietnam war during 1968 and 1970 1972. flight hours in vietnam: 1,318. army units this aircraft deployed with in vietnam: troop c, 1st squadron, 9th cavalry regiment, 1st cavalry division: oct ’68 – jan ‘69. headquarters, 173rd airborne brigade: jan ‘70 – may ’70. In addition to a flawed intelligence collection effort, naval intelligence and comnavforv misunderstood critical information, resulting in american naval forces being improperly deployed and surprised when saigon and numerous other targets were attacked on 31 january 1968. during the tet truce, task force (tf) 117 (riverine force) was scheduled.
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