Arrivals for a Vietnamese new year's reception by South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm 'in the central highlands'. The Hàng Không Viêt Nam C-47 still sports a French colonial registration, F-VNAG. It later became XV-NIA. The third C-47 is 348008 (43-48008) of the French air force, which still maintained a limited presence. On the far left is a South Vietnamese air force O-1 Bird Dog, 51-12831. Photo by: John Dominis / Life