Fred Smith, who transformed the parcel shipping industry by risking his family’s fortune to found FedEx Corp. in 1971, has died. He was 80.

It looked odd, but the Piasecki H-21 was no joke. This early combat helicopter led the charge in Vietnam’s first air assault ...

Vietnam-era helicopters, including the Huey ... The Army’s Golden Knights parachute team jumped early, releasing streaks of red smoke across the sky and making the crowd scream with excitement as they ...

Of course—unlike the helicopters that dominated the skies over Vietnam a decade later—the H-13 Sioux was unarmored. ... this early helicopter more than proved its mettle in the Korean War, ...

Built to haul what no other could, the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe became a legend in Vietnam—recovering downed aircraft and even lifting the fearsome Daisy Cutter bomb. With unmatched power and ...

After returning from Vietnam, McCluskey flew helicopters for Utility Helicopters in Long Beach, ... Once while he was out running in the early 1990s, a UH-1 National Guard helicopter flew over, ...

The first commercially available helicopter was the Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly in the early 1940s, and it had wheels. Skids wouldn't come along until 1953, thanks to Bell Helicopter.

Vietnam War OH-6 scout helicopter pilot Byron Jones climbs into an AH-64 Apache and talks with Chief Warrant Officer 2 Patrick Scanlan on April 25, 2025, at Hunter Army Airfield during a reunion ...

In early March 1975, North Vietnam launched an offensive into the South that its leaders expected would lead to the capture of Saigon in about two years. Victory would come in two months.

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the images of helicopters, chaos, and surrender still echo as symbols of the Vietnam War’s dramatic end. By ALEX WINSTON APRIL 29, 2025 12:32 Updated: APRIL ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It’s dubbed the “Helicopter War,” as ...

The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones ... The Quiet One grew out of the Hughes 500 helicopter, known to aviators in Vietnam as the OH-6A "Loach ... achieving proficiency in early 1973.