What's So Special About The Black Hawk Helicopter?
The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's everything you need to know.
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The UH-60 Black Hawk Can Do Almost Anything
Given the variety and flexibility of the Black Hawk, dozens of nations have imported one variant or another for their own ...
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After combat in Vietnam, Huey helicopter finds new home with local veterans' group
Huey 823 has a new LZ. Following a five-day trip from California on a flatbed truck, a battle-scarred Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1 helicopter, the Huey to those who flew them, has found a new landing ...
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Napalm in the Morning: The Aircraft of “Apocalypse Now”
The helicopter is the most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now, but the aircraft tied to the film’s famous bit of dialogue is the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. Advertisement cookies are ...
Apple’s new Vietnam War series captures ‘shards of light’ amid chaos
Beginning on April 29, 1975, Armed Forces Radio jarringly blasted the Christmas song throughout the bombarded city as ...
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Weapons of War
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 ...