Pictures are from early 1965 in Vung Tau, Ed Bavaro

ArmingWpns.jpg (24265 bytes) Gun team getting their weapons armed
GunTeamOut.jpg (32354 bytes) Taxiing out
HawkLiftoff.jpg (18065 bytes) Gun Ship taking off from the small PSP runway at Vung Tau.
mounting up VT.jpg (49839 bytes) Ed Bavaro
Gunsight8-27.jpg (25213 bytes) LT Ron Berner, flight leader, in the distance descending to check out a IV Corps target in the 9th ARVN Div AO.
Hawk8Delta1-9.jpg (16700 bytes) Formation over the Mekong Delta heading home to Vung Tau after completing a morning mission.
Formation2.jpg (36436 bytes) Flight formed up for a 360 degree overhead approach into Can Tho for fuel and rearming.
CanTho4-7.jpg (33984 bytes) At Can Tho with (left to right): CPT Ed Marshall (our liaison officer), CPT Ed Bavaro, LT Ron Berner, and LT Cu (ARVN observer).
Tailshot-8.jpg (30754 bytes) Tailshot of CPT Ed Marshall, flt leader leading flight back to Vung Tau after a mission in 3rd Corps AO.
Volleyball1.jpg (32683 bytes) Pilots from 73rd relaxing with a little volleyball at the airfield up near the dispensary; from their left: CPT Mike Cavanaugh, CPT Bob Schneider, CPT Ed Bavaro, and LT Bill Ebert.