Today was awesome': Orleans BOCES students refurbishing Vietnam War-era helicopter It has special significance. A pilot from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tommy Sandefur, was killed flying the helicopter.

One by one, men in their 70s and 80s climbed up and entered the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at Hunter ... who had the veterans sign a Vietnam-era Army helmet that he intends to add to his ...

Helicopters have their roots in the pre-World War II era. Renaissance genius ... nose mounted 30 mm chain gun. Either pilot can slave the weapon to his helmet, allowing him to aim by simply ...

A group of auto body students in New York State are refurbishing a piece of American history as they work on a Vietnam-era helicopter whose pilot was killed in battle back in 1968. The class at ...

The class has teamed up with American Legion Post 1253 in Gasport to refurbish a decommissioned Vietnam War-era UH-1 helicopter ... Oklahoma was the pilot of the helicopter.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for displaying "unmatched skill and extraordinary courage" in evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield by helicopter ... Vietnam, where he was a "dustoff ...

HURLBURT FIELD — Nearly 70 years after Vietnam-era forward air controllers arrived ... The bronze statue, sculpted by Quiros, features a pilot's helmet with a polished visor that evokes a ...

recognizing Vietnam War-era medevac pilots with the Congressional Gold Medal. Texas Senator John Cornyn helped lead the charge to get recognition for the estimated 3,000+ helicopter pilots who ...

The iconic and unmistakable sounds of the UH-1 Huey helicopter filled ... Museum in New Century Sunday, as pilots took families for a ride on the Vietnam War-era aircraft.

Medal of Honor Recipient and Huey pilot General Patrick Brady speaks ... A fully restored Vietnam-era Huey helicopter will be a centerpiece of the future museum’s 31,000-square-foot exhibition ...

Students at Justus-Tiawah Elementary got a special visit from a Vietnam-Era ... said Pilot Jim Street. He has thousands of flight hours but will never forget his time in helicopters like this.