During the Vietnam War in the 1960s and early 1970s, the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of modern combat. Flying low and slow made helicopters essential, but it also made them vulnerable. Every mission ...
Out of 7,013 Hueys deployed to Vietnam, 3,305 were destroyed—a staggering 48% loss rate. The iconic "sound of our war"[...] ...
PORTAGE, MI — A powerful moment of nostalgia struck Kalamazoo resident Bob Short while boarding an aircraft that defined his experience in the Vietnam War. The Air Zoo partnered with the Michigan ...
PORTAGE, MI —The unmistakable thumping of a Vietnam War-era UH-1N Huey helicopter was felt as propellors whooshed above the Kalamazoo area Saturday. The Air Zoo partnered with Michigan Flight Museum ...
As a Huey helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Rich White has both proud and terrible memories of his 21 months of service in the Saigon area. The Missoulian is publishing a month-long tribute to ...
Dec. 12—MINERAL WELLS — A battalion of veterans are moving to the National Vietnam War Museum. Not the men and women who fought the Southeast Asia Conflict — but, the vehicles they drove and flew, the ...
Veterans working on a Vietnam veterans memorial in Rome got a big delivery from Missouri that would complete the memorial they had been working on for years: a Huey helicopter. “We started this dream ...
Upon its arrival, it was first placed near Otoupalik’s home on Evaro Hill before it was moved to the museum in 2005. The helicopter was commissioned for use in Vietnam in 1967. Log books show the Huey ...
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