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WITH A BRAVE CREW IN A DEADLY FIGHT - LIFE Magazine - April 16, 1965
Image 1/29 of the photos of Larry Burrow's 'One Ride with Yankee Papa 13'.
The April 16, 1965, issue of LIFE Magazine is free on Google Books - https://books.google.com/books?id=RlMEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
This will serve as a homepage for resources on Yankee Papa 13. Images are posted generally in order as they appear in print, some unpublished were published later on and are put in chronological order as best I can, otherwise ordered best in a manner that makes sense.
List of all people featured either in the photographs, the text of the article, or identified by outside sources:
Larry Burrow (Photographer)
Capt. Peter Vogel (Pilot of Yankee Papa 13)
1st Lt. Mort Shearer (Co-Pilot of Yankee Papa 13)
Lance Cpl. James C. Farley (Crew Chief of Yankee Papa 13)
Pfc. Wayne Hoilien (Machine Gunner of Yankee Papa 13)
1st Lt. Dale D. Eddy (Pilot of Yankee Papa 3)
1st Lt. James E. Magel (Co-Pilot of Yankee Papa 3)
Sgt. Billie Owens (Machine Gunner of Yankee Papa 3)
Sgt. Cecil Garner (Crew Chief of Yankee Papa 3)
Titles, if possible, pulled from - https://time.com/3879815/vietnam-photo-essay-larry-burrows-one-ride-with-yankee-papa-13/
Descriptions are, if possible, pulled from the article in the April 16, 1965, issue of LIFE Magazine.
Additional Resources:
One Wild Ride to Destiny by Paul Gregoire
- "A Marine helicopter pilot reveals new insights into the legendary 1965 mission chronicled in Life by photographer Larry Burrows." - https://historynet.com/one-wild-ride-destiny/
My Yankee Papa
- A website maintained by the family of Lt. Dale D. Eddy, the pilot of YP3 who was shot in the neck and believed dead. He survived and the website features images of him along with a video of him describing his Vietnam experience in 2018 and his survival.
- https://www.myyankeepapa.com/

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