Marine Major Carl R. Black successfully completes his 300th and final mission in Vietnam in his F-4 Phantom. Despite a hydraulic failure that prevented his left wheel from lowering, Black managed to make a two-wheel landing at the Marine Air Base in Chu Lai. He landed safely with no injuries and minimal damage to the aircraft. Photograph taken by SSgt C. M. Hoar.

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