Blackhorse

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The First Year Map of Blackhorse Blackhorse Blackhorse - a heap of red dust
Company Area Map of Blackhorse Blackhorse Blackhorse
photo by Bob Mount photo by John Macartney Gun revetments - not ours photo by Bob Mounts
Bill Wearne, Jeff McIntyre,
Basil Todd
Chris, Jerry, John Long Binh? Tom(?), Tom Burton,
Mick Gould, ?,
Larry Byers
(w/hammer))



The following images were provided by Rick Coleman
more of Rick's photos on page 2 
Click
"HERE" for a before and after photo of Rick
Gray Army Airfield, Texas Gray AAF and 124 "Home Sweet Home" Lt. Allen & Larry Byers Plt. Sgt. P. T. Jones standing on the right
That'll earn ya a tail rotor chain bracelet
Mick Gould hanging on the stinger 124 in her revetment Door art 124 lost the tail rotor after rearming 124 lost the 90° as well
The Boss Best lookin one here is the hairy guy. harvey.jpg (28138 bytes)
Major Madison
Taipan 6
A look at the landscape explains the pants. Who is the officer? Who's catching some rays? Harvy Lozar The Monkey
Thumper He ain't crop dusting
That'll keep ya busy humping ammo R.C. with his hands full Frog with a grin
( ship was slung home...often )
Guns always cast a mean shadow Guns preferred to make natural smoke
Hurry up and wait All dressed up with nowhere to go Gun on the go Sky crane could blow down the hangar Back row
Brown, Dennis, Wilbanks, Dollar, unk
Front Row
 Stout, Metzler, Coleman, unk

Photos by Jerry Ables and Terry Brooks
Hohweiler, Gould, McGinnis, Ables
(?), Byers, Lozar, Larson
Hill, Brooks, Todd, McIntyre, P.T. Jones Bill Weeks, Rickie Coleman, Jerry Ables "The Bunker"
complete with 2 guards
Terry Brooks
Jerry Ables before 123's engine failure 123 in the Bush Parts slung back to Blackhorse Jerry after the wreck
Door mounted mini gun
with elaborate safety
The "Grim Reaper" Fuel stop at Nha Be Having Field Rations A little Centipede


July 1967
photo by Bob Mounts

photo by Bob Mounts
Liked to ride on the Guns
photo by Bob Mounts

photo by Bob Mounts
Firuz Gizatullin at Gray Airfield Results of an engine falure. Taipan 123 on her last flight
into Blackhorse
"Fritz"
Received a mention in the book - 
"Get The Bloody Job Done"
Sgt. Baggs points out an
inspection hole cover that's
still useable.

I'll scan them if necessary

 


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