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Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape
As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught of communist forces, one South Vietnamese pilot made a brave and daring escape ...
The most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, known as the “Huey.” The Huey is the main character in what may be the film’s most iconic scene ...
The Bell UH-1 helicopter, popularly known as the "Huey," was the workhorse aircraft for U.S. forces in Vietnam. Well adapted for jungle warfare, the Huey could fly at low altitudes and speeds ...