Eddie Hester
waiting to crank-up |
at Quang Tri – mid-tour has
moustache |
Eddie in flight
posing from left seat – no moustache |
Eddie later in tour
in left seat |
CPT Eugene LaFong
Miller and Eddie Hester up at
Quang Tri |
Tim Delong, Eddie
Hester and MR Smith outside
hootch |
Eddie Hester Pictures
Richard Metzger shared with me at the Memorial ceremony. He was my co-pilot that day.
16 May 1970 --
66-16590 entry points of rounds which shot apart the AC (Eddie Hester)
seatbelt |
16 May 1970 -- AC
(Eddie Hester) seat belt shot apart on 1st landing attempt |
16 May 1970 --
66-16590 shows bullet hole through the |
16 May 1970 --
66-16590 windshield with bullet holes.
Hard to see, but with plexiglas in AC's eyes it was no problem |
16 May 1970 --
66-16590 windshield bullet holes. Hit
AC (Eddie Hester) in chicken plate and sprayed plexiglass |
16 or 17 May 1970 --
Eddie Hester looking over bullet holes in 66-16590. Lost his cherry after 10 months and 1st PH |