Let’s take a closer look at the fixed-wing, and rotary-wing, aircraft in Coppola’s masterpiece. The most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, known as the “Huey.” ...

Throughout the history of aviation, certain designs have emerged which have become icons within popular culture. One such ...

A centerpiece to the main drive through Okeechobee is missing. The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory.

The Huey by Liberty War Bird Association, a group of Vietnam-era veterans and others who want to return the Huey to a flyable condition and provide rides to 'Nam vets as a way of re-connecting ...

Beginning on April 29, 1975, Armed Forces Radio jarringly blasted the Christmas song throughout the bombarded city as ...

Mike Benge was a guest at the dedication ceremony for the Huey helicopter in Veterans Memorial Park of McLeod County last Saturday. His story is told in the book, “No ...

Take Me Home Huey tells the journey of a Medevac helicopter, nearly destroyed during the Vietnam War, as it is resurrected and transformed into colorful sculpture. The history of this iconic Huey ...

Several local veterans believe displaying a Huey helicopter at McLeod County Veterans Memorial Park in Hutchinson is a fitting way to honor the memory of veterans, especially those of the Vietnam ...

Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr., who served in the Vietnam War, was the commander of a Huey helicopter conducting a search-and-destroy reconnaissance mission in June 1966 when it was struck by a large ...