Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYAirboat in Vietnam, 1968
Stars and Stripes
March 13, 2018
Bruce McIlhaney ©Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, April, 1968: Spc. 4 Joe Heizler pilots the command airboat of an eight-boat fleet operated by the 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, near Nha Be, an area said to be used by the Viet Cong in organizing attacks on Saigon. The airboats, which could travel at speeds up to 40 knots, were used in shallow waters similar to those where the boats are most commonly found, in Florida's Everglades.