- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Daniel Lawrence Bennett
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph; Hilliard, Tony
Bennett, Daniel Lawrence, 1947- - Date of Original:
- 2011-04-18
- Subject:
- AC-119 (Gunship)
AC-47 (Gunship)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Air Force. Special Operations Squadron, 4th
Zantop International Airlines
United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Gatling gun
20mm cannon
Operation Niagara
92nd Helicopter Assault Company (United States Army)
Flack vest - Location:
- Laos, Ho Chi Minh Trail, 17.48333, 106.6
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Duluth, 34.00288, -84.14464
United States, Illinois, Chanute Air Force Base, 40.2963196, -88.1449834314856
United States, Texas, Lackland Air Force Base, 29.3862862, -98.6009000913122
Vietnam, Da Nang, 16.06778, 108.22083
Vietnam, Nha Trang, 12.2431693, 109.1898675 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Dan Bennett recalls his experiences serving in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He describes his upbringing and his parents' reaction to his enlistment. He recalls his training and his duties maintaining AC-47 gunships and later flying with the crews of C-119 aircraft as a flight engineer. He comments on the political differences in conducting the war between his first tour in 1967 and his second in 1971. He describes an incident that occurred in the airport on his return to the United States when he was physically accosted by an individual in the airport because of his service in Vietnam.
Dan Bennett served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Keywords: "Triple-A," "Chicken plate," "Rocket City" - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/303
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 46:46
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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