Arsenal | UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” Helicopter | HistoryNet

The old timers (SNCO and O) had a phrase in USMC for my early years in, "Cut me a HUS". It meant give me a break or help me out, and originated from the first HUS-1 helicopters the Corps fielded in 1955. I guess when they showed up it was a good thing, because it was either a MEDEVAC or carrying ammo, chow, mail, supplies, or replacements. They are the same as the ones seen in MASH, and I think the Army designated them H-34 Choctaws. https://www.helis.com/database/model/857/

Great video!

A truly fine aircraft that could take some pretty hard use, and could usually deliver “a bit more” for you when you needed it. The AH-1 (skinny Huey with 540 rotor and SCAS) was a fine “seat-of-the-pants” workhorse weapons platform that was most fun to fly when you were “empty” and homeward bound. My personal favs were the OH-6 and OH-58, single pilot, doors off, down in the culverts and “weeds”.