On this page you’ll see some of the “stuff” that has been saved over the years by members of the team. Some are irreplaceable, some just junk. Regardless, they each mean something to us.
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Captured VC flag with Razorbacks’ names signed on the star.
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APHA-5A flight helmet belonging to Maj. Ed Thomas.
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A badly aging Viet Cong battle flag we captured.
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One more old flag from 1971. Never used.
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CW3 Steve Bookout’s SPH-4 flight helmet & gloves.
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Rules of Engagement Card issued to 120th AVN CO air crews.
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SP/5 Tony Serratore’s “Party Suit” with one of the first hogs used on the pocket.
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Crew chief belt buckles have their aircraft’s tail numbers engraved on them in contradistinction to the pilot’s buckles which have their unit call signs on them.
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This door panel was salvaged and brought home by Max Hall after the chopper went down and crashed.
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Door Gunner Russ Golden’s Service Plaque.
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Radio compartment door from one of the night hawk H model birds. SFC Powers said SP/5 Al “John Wayne” Lewis, armament specialist, painted this version of the hog.
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Green house shards shot out during a firefight with Viet Cong South of Saigon.
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A full colored “Deans” patch sewn onto a jungle fatigues shirt.
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A subdued “Deans” patch on a Nomex flight shirt pocket.
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Bob “Razorback 1” Crissman has saved this photo of 578’s tail rotor blade after being struck with a .51 cal. bullet. The vibrations were a tad noticeable. Then a few months later…….remember that photo of Max Hall’s catastrophic tail rotor failure?
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Last version of the Pig Patch sewn on a helmet bag.
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Some of the pilots would wear Vietnamese officer rank insignia on the front of their Nomex flight shirt if they had interaction with any Vietnamese military personnel. The one below is for an Aspirant or Warrant Officer.
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The Razorbacks had two pins made up to wear on the ball cap or shirt pocket. Both are extremely hard to find these days. The original pin was an oval with enamel and rather heavy duty.
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The second hat pin. A so called “beer can” pin because the metal is so thin.
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Seems like everyone has heard of the bracelet made from the tail rotor’s “silent chain”. A second bracelet, much rarer, was made from the tiny chain used to adjust the pedal position.
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These are not original and were recently replicated by Steve Bookout after rebuilding them completely and making them airworthy once again.
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This is the front view of CW2 Ray “Razorback 49” Reiblein’s flight helmet. It is not Army issue and he managed to use it with two different units in Vietnam.
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The back side of 49’s helmet. The blue tape says Razorback 49 on it. You can see the dual visor Knobs in this view.
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Doug Cunzeman’s plaque from the 145th Aviation Battalion.
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Doug’s departure plaque from the Razorbacks.
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The front of Ed Thomas’, Razorback 8″, APH-5 flight helmet from Vietnam and jungle fatigue shirt.
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The back side of Ed’s helmet showing call sign and nick-name.
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Ed’s departure plaque from the Razorbacks. Ed left the Army years later as a Major.