There were good times and bad times
Jul 29, 2020 12:21:36 #
Jul 29, 2020 12:30:43 #
Very nice - my respect goes out to all those that flew and/or rode them!
Nolan (was in a C-130 outfit at the time)
Nolan (was in a C-130 outfit at the time)
Jul 29, 2020 12:33:39 #
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Jul 29, 2020 12:41:13 #
couch coyote
Loc: northern Illinois
Beautiful piece of art, and more importantly, thank you for serving!
Jul 29, 2020 12:41:32 #
That is a wonderful memorial. Well done. I flew all of those except for the UH-19. Sure brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
Jul 29, 2020 13:40:00 #
We ground pounders did have a great appreciation for your work, thanks.
Jul 29, 2020 13:43:05 #
UTMike wrote:
We ground pounders did have a great appreciation for your work, thanks.
That was what I felt my mission was over there. One of my fondest resupply missions was this time we were sent to pick up a huge pallet of mixed brands of beer and sling load it to a company of grunts who had just come out of the boonies after nearly 10 days. So we brought it in with the CH-47, and these guys were overjoyed to see all that beer. I’m sure it was a bit of heaven to them even though it was warm.
Jul 29, 2020 14:06:53 #
Wingpilot wrote:
That is a wonderful memorial. Well done. I flew all of those except for the UH-19. Sure brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
In my opinion the H-19 was one miserable beast. Physically hard to fly but probably a great trainer. The collective was always making your left arm tired and sore. At Rucker on a hot day in many of the C models you had to make a running takeoff and burn fuel before it would hover. Never did understand how they needed the big cargo area it had as I don't think you could have got it off the ground loaded. The D model while still hard to fly did have a decent amount of power. I absolutely hated the C model.
Jul 29, 2020 14:24:41 #
Huey Driver wrote:
In my opinion the H-19 was one miserable beast. P... (show quote)
By the time I got to Rucker in ‘68 they’d gotten rid of the H-19’s, and we were transitioning into the Huey’s. My opinion of the A-model Huey was that it didn’t have a lot of power, either. Then we were amazed at the D models, but the H models in Vietnam were “it.” Great helicopter.
Jul 30, 2020 06:33:50 #
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Jul 30, 2020 08:26:26 #
Huey Driver wrote:
There were good times and bad times
Thanks man....you guys were the bravest & the best in a war that nobody cared for nor celebrated. Our Warrant Officers were my Go -To guys and the best trained in the world as far as I was concerned. They took good care of me and I will never forget their kindness and noble deeds.
Jul 30, 2020 09:21:43 #
Jul 30, 2020 10:18:53 #
Very nice work and thank you.
--Bob
--Bob
Huey Driver wrote:
There were good times and bad times
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