Really enjoyed your video, especially since it was from the left-rear (the Crew Chief's) side. I flew in that seat with the 114th AHC (Knights) out of Vinh Long in 69-70.
The men who flew these machines into and out of very dangerous areas were absolute heroes in my mind. This was the first real helicopter war and so much was learned that was handed down.
Brings back alot of memories as I pioleted one of these during the gulf War and was shot in the head and we crashed yet I walked out of the morgue.I have more metals than any soldier on earth. The unknown soldier is Me-Ian Ami Melbourne
Greetings from Spain and a former FAMET. Helicopter unit. UH 1H and Huey. 1975 to 1977. Spanish Army. I love the Huey. I flew until 1989. Now I'm retired.
A superb rendering of Jimmy Rugg’s hero original lighted prop with only one needed correction: the green back lighting of the lower grid hole squares was achieved with what appears to have been four equidistant quadrant positioned bright twinkle lights and a fifth one positioned dead center - all five with a random on off pattern. Correct that “error”, and your replica will be completely indistinguishable visually from Rugg’s hero sheet aluminum, injection molded, plastic, and machined wood, animated illumination effected hero construct.
Greetings! This footage sure does not look like Vietnam. Also, the video quality is too good for back then. Instructed in a Huey for over twenty years and it's a reliable workhorse. Best of luck!
I served in the Army during Vietnam. From 1969- 1973. I worked at the post hospital as a EKG Tech. at Fort Devens, Mass. I saw so many of our guys coming through. Love to all our troops. Pearline
Thanks for the video, the ride and reliving the experience. It made my heart race a little faster remembering flying in this Vietnam workhorse. Served in the 145th Combat Aviation Battalion in 1967 & 1968 in Nam.
Brings back a lot of memories from Camp Holloway 1967-1968 when I was a crew chief with 170th AHC 52nd Avn Bn 1stAvn Bde. Lot of great pilots saved our butts. Huey pilots were awesome!
I loved flying in my Huey but in 1970, we flew so much, I got tired of flying. Then the Army made so many rules about unloading the 60s every time we landed in a FSB, it became an aggravation being a door gunner - crew chief. At the end of my first tour, I didn't miss flying Iike I did in the beginning. My pilots were fantastic. They flew with only the main rotar blades above the tree tops. Amazing. How they saw a pathway through the trees at 80 knots still astounds me today.
I’ll never forget getting out of the TH55 and into the UH1 at Rucker. Miles of switches and buttons and thought I would never be able to fly it. It was the easiest and most forgiving aircraft I flew. Cobra was a close second. Loved it and to this day, miss it
