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