Hurricane Aircat airboats on patrol on the Mekong Delta in September 1968

[jrthe3]

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Hurricane Aircat airboats on patrol on the Mekong Delta in September 1968

[hotfezz81]

Apparently you could hear those from 30 miles away.

[jacksmachiningreveng]

[During the Vietnam War the Hurricane Aircat was used by US Special Forces and ARVN to patrol and attack in riverine and marshy areas where larger boats could not go.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Aircat#Operational_history)

[mrshulgin]

I’ve waited my whole life to say this…

I’M COMMANDEERING THIS AIRBOAT

[ChestnutTheShadowDer]

My grandfathers ship passed through Mekong.