Bird Dog in the Pit at Khe Sanh
In the summer of 1967, 20th TASS Bird Dogs were parked in a below-ground revetment. Bulldozers had carved a long pit with one side sloping up toward Khe Sanh’s narrow, metal runway. Walls of dirt filled barrels divided the pit into 5 (I think) sections large enough for a Bird Dog in each section. PSP was laid to provide a hard stand and a pathway up the sloped side. I don’t remember if we taxied back in after missions, but I assume we did. Ground crews probably turned the aircraft around once it was parked in the pit.I took this picture in late July/early August 1967. For most of the time during my first three days TDY to Khe Sanh, the clouds were only a few feet above the pits.
