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The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed " Huey ") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military.
Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world ...
28 Απρ 2023 · Deconstructing History: Huey Helicopters in Vietnam. 1. Bell UH-1 Iroquois, the ‘Huey’. The designation UH stands for “utility helicopter,” and no aircraft in the Vietnam War was more...
22 Ιουν 2018 · On 18 July 1970, a South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) UH-1D Huey helicopter hovers above Vietnamese Air Force personnel of the 211th Helicopter Squadron on a combat assault in the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam.
9 Μαΐ 2023 · The Vietnam War’s icon was arguably the UH-1 helicopter. Officially designated the Iroquois (‘Huey’ is more of a term of endearment), this helicopter has been the most-produced in history, first flying in 1956 — that means it has just over six decades of service with the United States military!
19 Ιαν 2015 · Many Vietnam Veterans describe the UH-1 “Huey” helicopter as the “sound of our war”. Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association records show that 7,013 Hueys survived in the Vietnam War, totaling 7,531,955 flight hours. Over 90,000 patients were airlifted (over half of them Americans).
30 Απρ 2015 · That whup-whup-whup is the unmistakable signature of the military helicopter known as the Huey. First in Vietnam and for decades wherever U.S. forces were committed, the Huey lifted them into...
