The Caribou Photo Album

The Photo Album grew tremendously over the years. Peter Bird did an OUTSTANDING job of cleaning up and scanning the slides and pictures we sent to him. His macular degeneration prevented him from adding to the collection during the last four years. Enjoy the excellent collection of photos on the website to remind us about our days with a GREAT aircraft.
Reference Map:
To refresh your memory as to the location of some of the photos, here is a map of South Vietnam from about the 1968 time frame. This will open in a separate window that you can refer to when you want to find a particular location. I apologize for the size, but it is impossible to include enough detail with a smaller map. Some of the airfields have links that will display a page from the Tactical Aerodrome Directory. More will be added as time goes on. Note: This was Don Irwin's suggestion via the forum and it seems like a great idea.
Peter Bird's [535^th, 1971] photo pages:
Caribou Pictures Other Aircraft Cam Ranh Pictures Other Vietnam Pictures Miscellaneous Vietnam Snake School
John Stymerski's [459^th, 1968] Photo Collection — over 400 of them!! Caribou and Caribou Airfields Other Aircraft Phu Cat Base Photos
Tom Finkler's [459^th, 1969] Photo & Movie Collection Some very unusual photos! Two Caribou movies from Oshkosh 2000!
Al Cunliffe's [458^th, 1968] Photo Collection Al's old photos and a couple of newer ones
Steve Lentz's [458^th, 1969] Photo Collection Steve's 1968/1969 photos of Cam Ranh and Nha Trang
Jerry Presley's [483^rd, 1968] Photo Collection Jerry's 1968/1969 photos of Cam Ranh
Rick Ransdell's [535^th, 1970] and Tom Koza's [537^th, 1970] Photos Rick and Tom's Photos
Bob Payne's Photos [458^th, 1967] (added 17 new ones 9 Sep, 2002) Bob's Collection
Roy Bell's [537^th, 1966] Photos from the transition period of the Caribou from the Army to the Air Force. These are a must-see for anyone who was based at Phu Cat later than 1967! Roy's Collection
Bryan Waltz's Photos of a couple of Caribous, one USAF, one RAAF, at Dalat Cam-Ly in 1968. Bryan's Collection
Joe Kurtyka's [459^th, 1966] Photos from Phu Cat and Quin Nhon from the 1966 - 1967 transition period from the Army to the Air Force. Joe's Collection
Gary Blessing's [535^th, 1968] Vung Tau photos from the 1968 time period. Gary's Collection
Earl Gilbert's [537^th, 1966] Phu Cat and An Khe photos from the 1966/1967 time period. Earl's Collection
Steve Kelley's [536^th, 1968] photo collection. We will have to wait to get proper captions on them, but the photos are finally posted. Steve's Collection
Jim Hathcoat's [536^th, 1970] photo collection. Jim's pictures are from the end of the Caribou era in Vietnam and include shots taken during the ferry home across the Pacific. Jim's Collection
Bob Moore's [535^th, 1970] photo collection. Bob's photos are from around Cam Ranh Bay in the 1970/1971 time frame Bob's Collection
Roy Dunn's [535^th, 1968] photo collection. This is just a start, but I am assured there will be more to come! Roy's Collection
Mark Hunt's [458^th, 1968] photo collection. A variety of shots around Cam Ranh in the 1968 - 1969 time frame. Mark's Collection
Ken Fillmore's [536^th, 1970] photo collection. Ken has some really great in flight shots in this bunch. Ken's Collection
Bill Falconer's [459^th, 1969] photos. There are only two photos here, but I'll bet there are a lot of familiar 459^th faces. Bill's Collection
Stan Owens' [483^th, 1969] photos. Photos around Cam Ranh in 1969. Added for new photos of the crash in Vung Tau in 1969. Stan's Collection
Larry Schiff's [459^th, 1966] photos. Photos of the 92nd Avn Co and 459th from the 1966 - 1967 time period. Larry's Collection
Colonel Lewis F. Gifford, Jrs' [458^th, 1966] photos, graciously supplied by his wife. These are very early in the Air Force stewardship of the Caribou. Colonel Gifford's Collection
Bob Dugan's [537^th, 1968] photos of mostly people in the 537^th. Bob's Collection
Bill Campbell's [537^th, 1970] photos of his travels out of Phu Cat. Bill's Collection
Mike Loughran's [457^th, 1971] photos in the 1971 era. Mike's Collection
Jay Baker's [535^th, 1966] photos from Vung Tau in 1966-1967 Jay's Collection
A. J. Stinson's [535^th, 1966] photos from Vung Tau in 1966-1967 A. J.'s Collection
John Richards' [483^th, 1970] photos from 1971. He has some really great ones of the gear-up landing in Chang Mai, Thailand! John's Collection
Tom Bilger's [483^rd, 1971] photos from 1971/1972. The painting of the last Santa Bou and rocket damage to the 483rd FMS building just before Cam Ranh was shut down. Tom's Photos
Frank Godek's [537^th, 1969] photo of the 1969 Santa Bou at Phu Cat. Frank's Photo
Charles Harris' [536^th, 1968] photos around Vung Tau in 1968/1969. Charles' Photos
Dana Kelly's [536^th, 1970] photos from the 1970 time frame. Dana's Photos
Kenneth Synco's [537^th, 1969] 1969 hog roast at Phu Cat. Kenneth's Photos
Bob Farmer's [457^th, 1971] very late photos from 1971/1972 Bob's Photos
Jerry York's [537^th, 1967] early photos of Phu Cat and LZ Litts Jerry's Photos
Don Griffin's [536^th, 1966] extensive collection from the early period. These are links to Don's own galleries that open in new pages. Vietnam 1966 - 1967 Vietnam — Caribou Association Photos Vietnam Photos
John Mood's [457^th, 1969] photos of the crash at Tien Phouc in December of 1969. This was the basis for the article "Shortest Tour" in the November 2008 newsletter. John's Photos
A tribute to the RAAF Caribou Squadrons 35 and 38. RAAF Tribute
Chris Daly's [459^th, 1970] Phu Cat Santa Bou photos from 1970. Santa Bou
John Record's [457^th, 1970] collection of "then and now photos". Some things have changed, others have not! John's Photos
A link to Jack Froelich's [457^th, 1968] collection. The building of the 457th party hootch and others. Jack's Photos
A set of 1966 Fort Benning photos that Pat Hanavan found in the archives at Maxwell. Fort Benning
Lloyd Boyd's [536^th, 1968] Pictures from Vung Tau. Lloyd's Photos
Greg Plumb's [483^rd, 1967] very early Cam Ranh photos as well as photos of the "friendly fire" shootdown of 62-4161 at Ha Thanh. Greg's Photos
Denny Dillon's photos of supporting Ben Het in 1969 Denny's Photos
Walter Baitis' [536th, 1966] photos from 1966 Walter's Photos
Kenneth Chrisman's [535th, 1967] photos from of the first USAF Caribou (61-2387) shot down by enemy fire. Ken's Photos
Chuck Davis' [536^th, '69] photos from the Vung Tau area Chuck's Photos
Joe Spooner's [536^th, '70] photos Joe's Photos
Beat Gysi's Santabou Model Beat's Photos
Danny Yates' early 1967 pictures Danny's Photos
David Sommers was a photographer with the 660^th Photo Squadron and he has a few very nice shots David's Photos
Ron Lester's photos from 1967/1968. A lot of early I Corps and II Corps. Ron's Photos
Charles Dexter's photo from 1962 at Korat. This amounts to our "prehistory". Charles' Photo
George Finck's photos from 1968 George's Photos
Bob Dugan's Reunion Photos from over the years Bob's Photos

Bill Avon's Santa Bou	Friendly Fire	The Photographers	End of the Trail

Photo Album

THE PHOTO ALBUM IS NOT BEING UPDATED AS OF 1 JULY 2023.

Revised:
3 Jul 2023 06:20 AM

Photo Album

THE PHOTO ALBUM IS NOT BEING UPDATED AS OF 1 JULY 2023.

Revised: 3 Jul 2023 06:20 AM

Revised:
3 Jul 2023 06:20 AM