Saigon 1963 in Pete Komada’s photos
A Saigon bar and "banana" helicopters at Tan Son Nhat airport are among the images of Saigon in 1963 taken by American photographer Pete Komada.
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| A roadside food stall in Saigon. |
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| Children in the outskirts of Saigon. |
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| In a bar in Saigon. |
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| US soldiers at a roadside cafe. |
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| A young mother and her baby. |
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| Dozens of "banana" helicopters at Tan Son Nhat air base after being shipped to Vietnam. |
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| A fully assembled helicopter. |
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| A guard at Tan Son Nhat base. |
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| Outside Camp Davis - a US military base located in the southwest of the Tan Son Nhat air base. |
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| The landscape of the outskirts of Saigon seen from a US military helicopter. |
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| Saigon countryside seen from the plane. |
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| A bar on Thai Lap Thanh Road (now Dong Du street) |
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| Saigon cyclo. |
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| Inside the Continental Saigon Hotel, the residence of the US military experts. |
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| Tu Do Street (now Dong Khoi Street) at night. |
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| Hotel Rex. |
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| A corner of the Saigon River. |
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| The Saigon River, the section running through the suburbs. |
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| The runway at Tan Son Nhat airport. |
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| US military transport aircraft at Tan Son Nhat airport. |