CH-46D Transport Helicopter, 17 July 1968

Supplies Arriving: A CH-46D transport helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) approaches a hill-top landing zone with a load of external supplies for elements of the 13th Marines near An Hoa Valley. Choppers of the Blue Knight squadron, based at Marine Air Base, Phu Bai, fly daily resupply missions in support of ground units operating in the valley (official USMC photo by Staff Sergeant Jim Mims).

From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.