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Huey - Bell "UH-1"
Bell UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" Smokey III
What the jeep was to Americans during World War II, so was the "Huey" to those who fought in Vietnam. All branches of the U. S. military operated Bell UH-1 Iroquois and they ranged to every corner of South Vietnam and into Cambodia and Laos. Superbly suited to the air mobility and medical evacuation missions in Vietnam, the Huey became an indelible symbol of Vietnam war. Numerous patches on its skin attest to the ferocity of missions flown while operating as a "Smoke Ship," laying down smokescreens for air assault operations with the 11th Combat Aviation Battalion.
In Vietnam primary missions included general support, air assault, cargo transport, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, electronic warfare, and later, ground attack.
Sources: www.wikipedia.org, airandspace.si.edu
December 30, 2012, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, taken here
Huey - Bell "UH-1"
Bell UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" Smokey III
What the jeep was to Americans during World War II, so was the "Huey" to those who fought in Vietnam. All branches of the U. S. military operated Bell UH-1 Iroquois and they ranged to every corner of South Vietnam and into Cambodia and Laos. Superbly suited to the air mobility and medical evacuation missions in Vietnam, the Huey became an indelible symbol of Vietnam war. Numerous patches on its skin attest to the ferocity of missions flown while operating as a "Smoke Ship," laying down smokescreens for air assault operations with the 11th Combat Aviation Battalion.
In Vietnam primary missions included general support, air assault, cargo transport, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, electronic warfare, and later, ground attack.
Sources: www.wikipedia.org, airandspace.si.edu
December 30, 2012, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, taken here