Echoes of War: Vietnam Helicopter Tour Leg 3

Leg 3 — VVPC → VVBN Phước Long → Buôn Ma Thuột

Mission: Troop insertion-style flight into Central Highlands.

The Central Highlands

The Central Highlands were critical — strategically and geographically.

Higher elevation. Thick jungle. Limited infrastructure.

Helicopters became essential here.

They weren’t just transport.

They were access.

From troop insertions to resupply, the aircraft flying these routes defined how operations were conducted.

You follow that same terrain now.

Low. Careful. Controlled.

The way it had to be flown.