During the Vietnam War, helicopter crews had high casualties both killed and wounded, and the men who flew these missions were made of steel. They had to be, and as a result a few became some of the ...

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 morning of July 16, 2022, four first responders with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office air support unit climbed aboard what lawsuits describe as a death trap. The three crew members who ...

We knew better,” he recalled. Hamilton is part of fewer than 2% of black military combat helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam. “The Tuskegee Airmen, there were approximately 1,000 pilots.

Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed when a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter collided near ...

The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory. WATCH BELOW: Volunteers restore Vietnam War-era military helicopter in Okeechobee Volunteers ...

Again and again, Sergeant O’Hara, a Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, had told them that he loved flying around Washington, his father recalled: “Dad, you can see everything because we’re ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news of the plane crash near DC on Thursday, Feb. 6. For the latest updates, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the plane crash investigation on Friday, Feb.

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

Gold Star family of fallen Vietnam hero accepts posthumous Medal of Honor  By BOB MARTIN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Claremont ...

WASHINGTON – Salvage crews on Friday are expected to search ... the horrific collision of a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter that left 67 dead last week. Since recovery operations ...