Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967

Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967
Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967

This Quonset hut-style hospital was kept inflated by compressed air from a utility unit.  Standing 20 x 52 feet, this portable hospital’s utility unit provided the positive air flow, power, heat, hot and cold water, and most welcome in the Southeast Asia jungles–air conditioning.

Note:  poor alignment of pages cuts off part of structure.

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Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967
Inflatable Vietnam War-Era Quonset Hut Cutaway, 1967

Source:  Popular Science July 1967

By Lee Wallender

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