Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world ...

The Huey’s mission—and every mission to rescue battlefield casualties—had to be carefully coordinated between the endangered units on the ground and the incoming helicopters; not only did ...

Take Me Home Huey tells the journey of a Medevac helicopter, nearly destroyed during the Vietnam War, as it is resurrected and transformed into colorful sculpture. The history of this iconic Huey ...

A few years later, the focus changed to Vietnam veterans and the museum acquired a Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter that served 3,000 combat hours and was shot down three times. Burrows said this became ...

Other uses include: disaster response operations, search and rescue ... numerous variants of the original "Huey" first designed and flown in 1956. The helicopter is assigned worldwide.

Jerry Paul returned home to Indiana in early 1971 with the memories of the distinctive thump-thump sound of his Huey helicopter's blades ... takeoffs and landings to rescue wounded soldiers.