The AH-1 Cobra is an attack helicopter that started service for the United States Army during the Vietnam War. It's closely related to the UH-1 Huey.

While working as an ethnographer for the RAND Corporation, Hickey often rode in Army Huey helicopters, accompanying Green Berets on visits to remote villages. “I hated choppers,” Hickey ...

Thynne ended up flying seventy-one strike missions with No. 9 Squadron as a Huey helicopter pilot and copilot. April 30, 2025, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.