What Do You Know About The Vietnam Helicopter War?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:23:38 -0400

I ran across this u tube documentary and thought I would share it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mE5stttVSI

Find out how a Vietnam Huey crew managed to cut their way through bamboo trees in the thick jungle to create a landing zone and fly home on damaged rotor bla...

Response by MAJ David Vermillion made Apr 23 at 2015 11:42 AM

MAJ David Vermillion — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:42:32 -0400

The wonderful sound of the Huey in Vietnam. It meant food, mail, reinforcements, insertion, extraction, R&R and ETS. After Vietnam I went to flight school and graduated in August 1973. Nothing but praise to those who flew the Huey in Vietnam.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Apr 23 at 2015 12:13 PM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:13:21 -0400

This was the best part of the job. Only way to ride to work!
I usually got the seat on the floor, back to the pilot, looking rear.
I would do it again in a heartbeat.