Over a single 12-month tour, Paden logged 1,800 flight hours as a door gunner, crew chief and flight engineer on one of Vietnam's most indispensable and vulnerable aircraft, the CH-47, also known as ...

In the heart of Loreto, Agusan del Sur, the sound of a helicopter usually signals urgency or aid. Last November 2025, however ...

When: West Cocalico Township Board of Supervisors meeting, Feb. 17. What happened: The Schoeneck Veterans Memorial Association opened a discussion on whether West Cocalico would consider allowing the ...

Off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2002: Pilots and crews of a UH-1N Huey lift off after inserting an infantry team.

Dr. Kenneth Eugene Stone, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and Professor of Agricultural Economics at Iowa State University, ...

Out of 7,013 Hueys deployed to Vietnam, 3,305 were destroyed—a staggering 48% loss rate. The iconic "sound of our war"[...] ...

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook was a heavy lift dual-rotor craft which in an emergency can be flown by one rotor. Powered by gas turbine engines, the Chinook made its maiden flight in 1961 and was ...

The Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles houses more than 100 vehicles, offers a unique visitor experience, and many of the ...

In this video I walk through my buddy Matt’s incredible 800‑size Huey RC helicopter build. I show the bench testing, his custom rig to protect the fuselage, and the detailed wiring that makes this ...

Eric Stark, a music professor in his 30th year at Butler University, has dreamed of flying his own plane for more than four ...

Officials gathered in Sherrill Veterans Memorial Park to dedicate a new helicopter monument. The U.S. Army Huey sits on a ...

As combat intensified in Vietnam, the limits of armed transport helicopters became clear, pushing engineers to evolve the Huey into something deadlier. This pressure led directly to the AH-1 Cobra, ...