HaveBlue From United States, joined Jan 2004, 1448 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (1 month 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1365 times:
That is sad, but inevitable. My father flew Hueys in Nam '68 and '69 and then at Ft. Rucker instructing which is where I was born. He still flies them part time to this day but civilian instead, and I've been lucky enough to fly with him.... a lot. There will always be a special place in my heart for the Huey. Glad they will be flying on elsewhere for a long, long time.
They were very valuable tools during this and the past weeks' rescue and recovery operations in the aftermath of the calamities which visited the country.
AGM100 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 3693 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (1 month 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1018 times:
Man , then end of era .
What a machine , many missions, many soldiers rode them in and out of battle .. many lives were saved by Huey's and there crews . When I was a kid I read a book about the 229th AB action in the battles around Ia Drang ... I believe they lost more Hueys during those battles than any other. Amazing , tough fighting and extremely dangerous flying into the valley . I have loved the Huey ever since.
Nomadd22 From United States, joined Feb 2008, 791 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 month 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 993 times:
Those Huey pilot must have been uncomfortable, flying with balls the size of grapefruits. Those guys would pull you out of hell itself if you called. Often did.
JohnM From United States, joined Feb 2001, 266 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (1 month 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 948 times:
Quoting L-188 (Reply 5): The Huey is a better platform then either the UH-72 or the UH-60
I have had the pleasure of maintaining and crewing the UH-1 and the UH-60. The Huey is a revolutionary design, which changed medevac and air mobile warfare. I hope it will go down in history as one of the finest aircraft ever produced. HOWEVER, the UH-60 is in another class. It is fast, maneuverable, battle damage tolerant, and is reliable. The harder it's pushed- the faster it flys, the better it performs. The UH-1 is my first love, the Hawk has it's own special place also.
In Iraq, the Huey could have done some missions that I flew, but not with as much speed, cargo weight, and that extra engine along for the ride does spoil an old Huey guy. The Hawk does very well the more it flys. The Huey is simpler, but no elastromeric bearings.
I had my last Huey ride from the port of Philly(returning to Lakehurst) after dropping off our UH-60s to be loaded on the ship going to Iraq. I kind of knew this was my last Huey flight. It was just at sunset on a fall day. I never forget it.
NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 6848 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (1 month 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 779 times:
The Huey´s unique "music" was part of my childhood. I heard it almost everyday, around where I grew up there were several military airports. Low-flying Hueys, Lightnings, F-104s and Phantoms IIs.
AGM100 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 3693 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (1 month 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 751 times:
The Huey in action .... I spent a few hours last night reading again about the Huey in Viet Nam some amazing stories . Only a very few among us know what it must have been like to be flying these machines into and over the jungles and mountains.
Sea wolf Riverine operations..
Going into LZ ..the ship in front is firing some weapon from the right side
Slicks from "118 AHC Thunderbirds" unload and lift off from LZ
Sky soldiers muster after dropping into LZ.
Special forces demount in a hurry ..60 gunner keeps a watch on the treeline.
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