Painted on the side of the helicopter is the squadron crest for HC-7, Lassen’s squadron, and upon the door is printed the name ‘LTJG Clyde Lassen.’ The helicopter sits across from local legend and ...
It was after midnight on June 19, 1968, when U.S. Navy Lt. Clyde Lassen and his helicopter crew flew into the jungle of North Vietnam to rescue two Navy aviators whose fighter jet had been shot down.