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

The MiG-17 wasn't the only aircraft developed in the early 1950s to fly in Vietnam. Republic Aviation's F-105 Thunderchief emerged as a supersonic fighter bomber meant to replace the F-84F ...

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 crew of a helicopter early in the war took the name as their call-sign, according to the Army. The Dustoffs extracted 900,000 wounded U.S., Vietnamese, and allied soldiers from May 1962 to ...

Vietnam vet reunites with helicopter pilot who helped save his life. By David A. Maurer Aug 8, 2015 ... In the early morning darkness of that unforgettable day, ...

In 1965, with Vietnam demanding more helicopter pilots, the fort added two big heliports and 21 stagefields. The Army gets credit for starting the pilot pipeline as early as it did: ...

Beginning in the Korean War, early helicopters were increasingly used for a variety of missions.These systems give militaries excellent airpower, but they can fly slower and, unlike airplanes, do ...

The second part of this report, “Angels With Rotors Part 2: U.S. MEDEVAC Helicopter Operations From Vietnam to Present Day” can be found here. TAGGED: H-13 H-19 H-23 H-5 helicopter Hiller ...

Helicopter crews of the Vietnam War known as “Dustoff” crews will be the latest military group to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, which honors the estimated 3,000 pilots, medics, and ...