Originally Posted by
Dougdrvr
Are you sure it was the seagull that did that or the oxygen bottle he was carrying?
In a UC-123 (50 feet / 130 kts) defoliating the DMZ. The formation would "pop over" into North Vietnam, make a 90/270 turn and spray our way back into South Vietnam. Defoliating the DMZ was one of McNamara's brilliant ideas.
After a year of that low stuff, I "saw the light" and went for the high altitude missions.