Towards
the end of the Viet Nam War VNAF Chinooks some times flew their missions with A-37B'a escort.
The VNAF
A-37B’s dropped flares to create a 'safe' alley to protect the Chinooks
against SA-7's .
The
slower moving Chinooks on landing approach were
especially vulnerable to the shoulder-fired, low-altitude SAM.
A
VNAF Chinook pilot told me the story, somehow the unusual image of the A-37
& Chinook formation stuck on my mind. I
created this image digitally based on the Italeri 1/72 Chinook and Academy
1/72 A-37.
I
hope you enjoy my digital ‘aviation art ‘.
Hoa Long
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