Describing something as a “Continuity of Government” operation is a blanket term. The helicopter unit out of Fort Belvoir ...
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.” ...
It has been nearly 50 years since Hutchinson native Lyle E. Mackedanz disappeared in Vietnam. While serving with the 17th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade as ...
The Air Force Rescue Huey helicopter has been on display at Okeechobee Veterans Park since 2013. Since then, the paint has faded, metal corroded and vandals have even stolen pieces from it.
An event by Bravo Company of the 12th Helicopter Battalion in January 2020. In the background we see a UH-60 like the one that crashed in Washington DC (Photo: 12th Aviation Battalion). The original ...
“This is going to be the center focal point, soon as you pull into Okeechobee, right there in the park,” Maynard told Trim. The Air Force Rescue Huey helicopter has been on display at Okeechobee ...
The UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopter is a support chopper that replaced the Vietnam era UH-1 Huey. The UH-60A entered service with the 101st Combat Aviation brigade of the 101st Airborne Division ...
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...
The Bell 412 is a descendant of the Huey, the helicopter made famous for its ubiquity ... With their feet they adjusted the tail rotors. With their left hands, they urgently pulled up the ...