Battle of Ap Bac
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The Battle of Ấp Bắc was a major battle fought on 2 January 1963 during the Vietnam War in Định Tường Province, South Vietnam. On 28 December 1962, US intelligence detected the presence of a radio tra
Two downed US CH-21 helicopters
Downed CH-21s and Huey in a rice paddy
ARVN M113, similar to those used at Ấp Bắc
Stamp commemorating the VC victory at Ấp Bắc
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
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The Cessna O-1 Bird Dog is a liaison and observation aircraft that first flew on December 14, 1949, and entered service in 1950 as the L-19 in the Korean War. It went on to serve in many branches of t
Battle of Ap Bac
…down, Đạm decided to stretch out the defending VC units by attacking the east and the west. Đạm asked Vann, who was circling the battlefield aboard an L-19 reconnaissance aircraft, to reconnoiter possible landing zones on the east and west sides of Ấp Bắc where additional reinforcements could be inserted to launch their attacks…
An O-1A Bird Dog
Cessna XL-19C Bird Dog
USMC OE-1s of VMO-6 during the winter of 1951/52 in Korea
An Austrian Luftwaffe L-19 is shown here in 1997;it was retired the next year.