Pictures of Navy PR 26

After the Crash

I am sending you 13 pictures of the crash from different angles and from different timelines. It crashed as I was leaving the barracks in Gunfighter Village on my way to work. You can see the smoke over the barracks. I was with others to see what happened and if any of us could lend a hand. Within minutes, crash recovery people were on the scene keeping people away from the burning aircraft. The fire trucks responded immediately. The CH-43 landed to take injured for medical attention. The remains of the aircraft shots were taken later either that day or the next. The F-4D was taken in a revetment. As I remember, that plane was in the phase dock for periodic maintenance when the EC-121 toppled over it. The photo of the EC-121 landing at DaNang was taken later; however, I may be wrong as I took shots of many aircraft while working the flightline.

Bob Bergemann CMSgt, US