In fact, the first helicopters to take part in combat operations did so in World War II. The Sikorsky YR-4B "hoverfly" was the first craft to have the honor of flying combat missions for the U.S ...

PARKERSBURG — Jerry Smith was born and raised on a farm in Calhoun County in 1946. After graduating from the local high school in 1965, he enlisted in the Army in September of that same year.

Rainbow Air’s new $25 million, 30,000 square foot Tourism Center on Acheson Drive is now open for business in time for the Fourth of July weekend. What the company has billed as Niagara Falls’ biggest ...

Why Agent Orange Was Used In Vietnam. During World War II, ... If C-123 missions couldn't be run, the U.S. used UH-1 and H-34 helicopters, by boats or by hand spraying.

HANOI, Vietnam — Last fall, Vietnam opened a sprawling new military museum here, and among thousands of artifacts in the four-story building and a courtyard filled with tanks and aircrafts, one ...

Why many people in Vietnam now have a positive view of Americans 50 years after the war. Half a century after the end of America's attempt to stop South Vietnam falling to the communist regime in ...

5 Little-Known Military Helicopters Used In WW2. By ... the part played by helicopters in the Vietnam War also ensured that the craft's place in military doctrine and public perception was cemented.