Fortunately, the “howitzer Huey” never materialized. It was likely an unworkable concept, given the helicopter’s limitations.

As for the helicopter itself, the Huey’s cabin would barely be able ... new home in the much larger airframe of the AC-130 Spectre Gunship. Ultimately, it was a good idea—simply on the wrong ...

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At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed one of the most iconic helicopter gunships in history ... there (much as the UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopter was emblematic of ...

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During a tour in France the following year, Kettles was cross-trained to fly the famed UH-1D “Huey ... helicopter and returned to the landing zone to rescue the remaining troops. Without gunship ...

made famous by the Vietnam War and the Huey's replacement, the UH-60 Black Hawk. For his first assignment, Chevalier led a platoon equipped with AH-1 Cobra gunships. The helicopters carry a two ...

30 caliber machine guns, began flying in Vietnam. The main role of these Huey 'gunships' was to escort Army and Marine transport helicopters. By the end of 1964, the Army was flying more than 300 'A ...

It was 6:10 in the morning of February 24, 1986 – the third day of what would later be known as the EDSA People Power Revolution. At that moment, Colonel Antonio Sotelo, commander of the ...

Richard was one of only six pilots to fly the Cheyenne, a state-of-the-art helicopter gunship developed by Lockheed. Richard donated his flight helmet from his time flying the Cheyenne to the museum.

"We are spending $300 million on this, so that our pilots, ground crews can get familiar with this gear," said Defense ...