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Vietnam: War in the Sky
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LIFE Cover, April 16, 1965
In this famous LIFE cover photo, pilot James E. Magel lies dying as the crew chief yells orders, March 31, 1965. The war took the lives of 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 helicopter crewmembers.
In this photo:
James C. Farley
,
James E. Magel
Photo: Larry Burrows./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Apr 16, 1965
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