More Than Just a Helicopter, the “Huey” Became a Symbol of the Vietnam War The Bell UH-1H Iroquois was a single-engine workhorse. Chris Klimek. February 2021. Get our newsletter!

U.S. Army Huey helicopter #174 has been transformed into an art installation. — -- On Feb. 14, 1969, U.S. Army Huey helicopter #174 was gunned down while on a medical rescue mission in ...

The Huey's overall role in the Vietnam War started to morph, too. No longer just a medevac helicopter, some Hueys served as gunships with the addition of machine guns, rocket launchers, and ...

The Bell AH-1's journey from Cobra to SuperCobra began with the limitations of the UH-1 Huey, an iconic helicopter that, while used a lot in Vietnam, wasn't really up to the new task as an attack ...