Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter ... into enemy territory and clearing landing zones with rockets and machine ...

War-torn helicopters from the Vietnam war are airlifting the creatures to safety. Zipping through the skies over South Africa, a 1,300kg (2,865lbs) horned herbivore is dangling by its feet from a ...

In the last dark nights of the Vietnam War, however ... And when you were landing, a blade of grass looked as big as a tree." The slapping noise that some helicopters produce, which can be ...

Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United States Army during the Vietnam War ... retractable landing gear to allow ...

During the opening years of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military began developing and deploying helicopters to do more ... high-impact strikes while hovering or landing briefly to fire, the concept ...

Vietnam veterans’ recordings, videos, photographs, drawings, letters and other documents are stored by the Library of ...

Taylor, 81, was a 1st Lieutenant during the Vietnam War and was honored ... and I left my wide landing lights on and so the four of them ran out in front of the helicopter and then they turned ...

Moving endangered rhinos to new areas is a vital part of their conservation. War-torn helicopters from the Vietnam war are airlifting the creatures to safety. Zipping through the skies over South ...