In the Vietnam War, the huey was used for mainly troop carrying and medical evacuations. The UH-1 had M-60s on either side of the helicopter operated by door gunners and 70mm rockets along side with M134 miniguns. The huey helicopter has been the most produced helicopter …show more content…
He flew his huey towards the signal. It turned out the ground team was in a bamboo forest, so Dean used the chopper blades to create an LZ for the helicopter. He rescued 36 wounded in 15 trips. This story shows how brave the crew of a huey was and how tough the huey was. On September 16, 2011, a stunt pilot flying his P-51 mustang crashed in a spectator area at the Reno Air Races in Nevada. At the time, hueys were on display along with the crew that flew them and the hueys were immediately pushed up hill for refueling. The crew flew the injured to the nearest hospital and landed across the street in the park. The crew received the Golden Hour Reward. On that day the huey and its crew had transported 5 injured civilians to a hospital and 5 out of 5 of those injured survived.
After the Vietnam war, hueys were transferred to different jobs. Hueys are used by police forces in large cities and used in some hospitals for critically injured people. The huey is still being kept in military use but might be coming out of service soon.It is used in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and in the National Guard. It is used for some news channels as well. The huey has been the most produced helicopter in U.S. history. The huey also available for civilian use as a private …show more content…
I also learned that the Uh-1 could take an RPG strike and not go down. There was a total of about 2,500 hueys lost in the Vietnam War. The huey is still used today in the military along with other departments. The huey pilots were fearless and very heroic. They also are very talented flyers. The huey was a vary maneuverable helicopters and are usually heavily