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Navy's Smallest Aircraft Carrier - 1968


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Guys,

 

The caption reads:

 

US Army helicopter making mid-stream landing atop an armored troop carrier, or ATC, which, when equipped w. a flight deck, are referred to as the US Navy's smallest aircraft carriers.

 

Location: Vietnam

 

Date taken: July 1968

 

I'm glad you got a kick out of the picture, too!

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ATC is Armored Troop Carrier. It is a heavily modified LCM 6 landing craft. The armor is corigated metal to asorb RPG rounds. These things were modified for all soets of uses. Does it appear that the person standing by the gun turret with the barrel over their shoulder is female?

 

Steve Hesson

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Does it appear that the person standing by the gun turret with the barrel over their shoulder is female?

 

It does to me:

 

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It does to me:

 

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Most likely Medical. These vessels often were used as medical receiving stations. This helo could be comming in to pick a casuality up.

 

Steve Hesson

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