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 ...

Bell's "Huey" helicopter has to be in the discussion of aircraft most associated with the Vietnam War. Now, a retired Army Huey has taken its place in the main hall of Seattle's Museum of Flight.