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Bell UH-1 Huey "Slicks" 1962-75

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Aircraft & Miscellaneous

MSRP old price: $18.95


Product Info

Title
Bell UH-1 Huey "Slicks" 1962-75
Publisher
Category
Author
Chris Bishop
Publish Year
2003
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401595
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG087
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG87

Description

The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. Bell's Model 204 design won a competition in 1955, and was given the military designation H-40, later renamed the HU-1 Iroquois. The original design called for a helicopter that could be used for transport, airborne battlefield command and control, medical evacuation, fire support co-ordination and search and rescue. Later its missions would be expanded to include troop insertion/extraction, armed escort and special operations. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey “Slick” in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.