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1. Plane coming in for a landing at Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
2. Just another hot, dusty day at the Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
3. This was the view of the Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield from our camp area. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
4. A low level view of the Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield. From this view the runway surface looks level and dry. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
5. This was the Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield control tower. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
6. This is what the Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield landing surface looked like ... up close. It was our job to repair this. We worked two shifts around the clock. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
7. Another photo showing the condition of the landing surface. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
8. The airfield surface was made up of 4 x 4 foot interlocking steel panels laid on the ground. The panels were held together with pins or long steel bars that were inserted between the panels. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
9. The surface of the airfield had become so out of level that when a plane landed the panels would sink into the low areas. This caused some of the pins holding the panels together to become bent. This made it difficult to remove some of the pins. In this photo we had to use a jeep to pull the pin holding these two panels together. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
10. With the panels up we were able to fill in and level the surface. The light sandy colored area in the background of this picture has been leveled and is ready for the steel panels to be put back down. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
11. The Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) Airfield had to stay open while we were repairing the landing surface. We did the repairs in stages so the planes could still land. This plane is passing over the area we are working on and will land on what is left of the landing surface. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
12. Before we put the steel panels back down we coated the ground with oil and placed a rubber membrane over the oil. A very messy job. The steel panels were then placed on the rubber membrane. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
13. This photo shows the pins being inserted back into the panels. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
14. An officer stops by to review our progress ... or lack there of. I have been told the officer seated in the front of the jeep may be Colonel Castro. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
15. Gunship at Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) airfield. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
16. Medevac helicopter at Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) airfield. (Duc Pho: October 1967)
17. Helicopters coming in for a landing at Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) airfield. (Duc Pho: November 1967)
18. Helicopter remains at Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) airfield. (Duc Pho: October 1967)