Before there were 'Night Stalkers,' these daredevil pilots got US special operators to their missions deep behind enemy lines

Jan 28 2022 by Business Insider

 
The door gunner in a UH-1B Huey gunship fires on Vietcong positions during a search-and-destroy mission in the Mekong Delta, January 23, 1968.

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US commandos fought a covert war in the jungles of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Their operations were supported by dedicated Air Force, Navy, and Army fixed-wing and helicopter units. Those pilots and crews flew high-risk missions deep into enemy territory to support US special operators.

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