But for those who served in Vietnam, Huey helicopter pilots and their crew ... “When he got into the cockpit we just left him alone with his thoughts. “After a good five or 10 minutes he ...

The Vietnam War had exposed the limitations of existing American helicopters, such as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois (or “Huey”), which ... low-flight operations. The cockpit was designed for a ...

The roar of fighter jets pounded over the tarmac at Hillsboro Airport Saturday afternoon as thousands of people gathered to watch an hourslong lineup of mid-air stunts at the Oregon International Air ...

In 1974, an Army private stole a Bell UH-1B “Huey” Vietnam War-era helicopter and landed it ... When the loadmaster returned to the cockpit, McCauley announced that the plane’s No. 4 engine ...

The helicopter was commissioned for use in Vietnam in 1967. Log books show the Huey had more than 21,000 hours of flight time throughout its life, including years of use as a training craft by the ...

Then, a little over a year ago, the Army called and said they had a Bell Huey helicopter that was flown in the Vietnam War for them. That was a little more than the town was anticipating ...

AND SO THE HUEY HELICOPTER SPECIFICALLY ... THE RESPONSE FROM VIETNAM VETERANS WAS REALLY AMAZING. BECAUSE THIS HELICOPTER, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THEM. IT WAS THEIR LIFELINE, THEIR SO TO SPEAK ...

On April 25, 1967, while flying his Huey helicopter “Smiling Tiger 36” on a combat assault mission in Zone II Corps, near Qui Nhon, Vietnam, U.S. Army Captain Sam Prestipino felt a jolt that ...

1967. The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association estimates that the Huey had more combat time than any other aircraft in the history of warfare. Volunteers and veterans keep the former entry gate ...