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Vietnamese Lookout
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An unidentified image from the collection of Dickey Chapelle, a freelance photographer, shows a U.S. Marine on duty in the watchtower of a South Vietnamese base. Behind him are several Piesecki CH21-C helicopters and the perimeter gate. In the distance are a river and the Vietnamese landscape.
circa 1961-1965
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Helicopter Cockpit
June 1962
Helicopter cockpit showing the pilot's view of the Vietnamese Delta region below. This photograph was taken by Milwaukee freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle.
Flying Bananas
June 1962
A U.S. Army Piasecki CH21-C helicopter operating at a newly cut drop zone strip near the Laotian border to resupply Vietnamese troops. Because of the two rotors and the curved body designed to ensu...
Vietnam Outpost
circa 1961-1965
Dropping supplies at a South Vietnamese army outpost. Photographer Dickey Chapelle of Milwaukee was on board the helicopter as the drop was taking place.
Inside Helicopter "Manhunt"
circa 1961-1965
This photograph labeled only as "Manhunt" by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle shows the interior of a helicopter used during the early stages of U.S. involvement in the Vietnamese War.
Helicopters in the Delta Region
June 1962
Distant view of U.S helicopters over the Delta Region of South Vietnam taken by Dickey Chapelle, a freelance photographer from Milwaukee.
CH-34A Helicoper
1963
A photograph by freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle of several Sikorsky CH-34A helicopters taken somewhere in South Vietnam. Because these heavy lifting helicopters were not introduced in Vietna...
