 This is a picture of Mad Dog Gunship 66-15065 just after it crashed on January 17th, 1970. The crew consisted of CW2 Phil Eichler the Aircraft Commander, Mad Dog 10; copilot, Captain Byrd; crewchief/gunner,Steve Watts, on the left side of the picture; gunner, Bill Clark, clutching his M16 rifle on the right. The crew was returning to Bearcat from a mission when the shipped crashed about 6 miles southwest of our airfield. Bill Clark was knocked unconscious but recovered before the rotor blades of the aircraft stopped turning. Captain Doug Price, Mad Dog 6, who was flying in the wing gunship to CW2 Phil Eichler on this day, took the picture.  First time in combat for Joe. Sept. or Oct.'69 near Cambodian Border Took approxamately 10 hits. Fuel cell leaking  Mad Dog 34, CW2 Willie Mittelstadt, in charge of formation of EM Mad Dogs "mooning" a 240th AHC Slick, AKA Greyhound "Hey Joe, As I recall, Greyhound 6 had just suggested that each Mad Dog crew member should honor the superior airmanship of slick crews by displaying his best-looking feature, face or "posterior dirriere."(edit) Looks unanimous to me!" Jerry Greyhound 25, 67-68  Joe checking for oil and hydrolic leaks on Mad Dog Gunship 1969 at Nha Be  Here's Walt Weber, Greyhound Doorgunner at the Bear Cat EM Club in 1969. To quote Walt written on back of the picture: "Cognac and coke after a rough day." Mad Dog 6, Mad Dog 16  I Think I Saw A VC I Did I Did  Mad Dogs waiting for artillery strike to end before raking LZ with rockets and door gun, '69  20 year old Joe "Ragman" with Mad Dog Gunship 497 Bearcat, '69  Here's Walt Weber again, Greyhound Gunner at the Greyhound barracks. Walt is displaying his .45 Cal Grease Gun that he carried with him on missions.  Here is Ragman performing a preflight of Mad Dog Gunship 497 before a mission. Picture taken by and courtesy of CW2 Mike Forrester, Mad Dog 16. MAD DOGS, GREYHOUNDS, AND KENNEL KEEPERS |