The only information I can find about this picture is that it was from the 282nd Assault Helicopter Company
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Arterial spray from a high speed projectile hitting someone on the skid.
You can see the outline of the door gunner and the passenger in the
blood. There is also blood UNDER the seat indicating it (the blood
spray) came from out side. The blood stripes on the post and seat back
are from severed Arteries. Bullet holes in the coke cans and ammo box
indicate an AK type weapon. Blood spray shows very high retained bullet
velocity. Poor guy probably never knew he was hit. With that kind of
blood loss he would have died at once or gone into hypovolemic shock
within moments even If the round hadn't taken his head off. (like a .50
would have.) Sad day for that boys mother. I hope they brought him home.
--Ray
One member of the 282nd was on the Hagmann & Hagmann show earlier this week.
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DeleteArterial spray from a high speed projectile hitting someone on the skid. You can see the outline of the door gunner and the passenger in the blood. There is also blood UNDER the seat indicating it (the blood spray) came from out side. The blood stripes on the post and seat back are from severed Arteries. Bullet holes in the coke cans and ammo box indicate an AK type weapon. Blood spray shows very high retained bullet velocity. Poor guy probably never knew he was hit. With that kind of blood loss he would have died at once or gone into hypovolemic shock within moments even If the round hadn't taken his head off. (like a .50 would have.) Sad day for that boys mother. I hope they brought him home. --Ray
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ReplyDeleteYes and I just remembered that at one time I was thinking about volunteering for door gunner which was the only position that USARV Headquarters, where I worked, could not disapprove. Another words, if they liked you, then you stayed regardless except for this one position. Just remembered that Dudley was the exception: Good story below:
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