The end of an era!!

[Brass Rat]

After soldiering on for 57 years the last active duty Army Huey's
have flown their last mission.

http://www.army.mil/article/85964/

They take their place in history along side Hiram Maxim's machine gun and Heinz Gudarian's panzers as machines and tactics that changed the world of the foot soldier forever.

[Niner Delta]

I made a lot of trips in one of those, so did Robert, anybody else??

Vern.

[joseyclosey]

I think the German army are still useing them, in June i saw a pair flying up and down the Rhine on a couple of days near Bad Hönningen and i am sure they carried Bundeswehr markings.

The Westland Wessex was our transport in my early 70's LI service.

Joe

[Niner]

It's not really the end. Now days Bell is remaking and upgrading old Huey ones to Huey twos and all sorts of agencys are buying them.

http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en_US/Com ... lights-tab

Including the US airforce.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zht ... highlight=

[Niner]

There have been more than one era ending flights of the Huey. Back eight years ago at my other site a guy I know. and had served with, took a veterans ride on one that was flying cross country on its way to the Smithsonian for display. He put a patch I had given him, that I had extra from Vietnam, on the cover inside it. I didn't give it to him for that purpose....but that's what he did with it. I wonder if it is still there inside the chopper at the Smithsonian?


http://www.6thofthe31st.com/bb/viewtopi ... huey#p6382

[Sarge]

Yep, got a lot of hours in a Huey. 7 weeks as a door gunner and then 7 CAs as a grunt.
We still have a few flying around here, but they are from the air farce academy. There are 2 or 3 flying in Cheyenne, Wyo - also hair farce.
Sarge