UH-1H Huey
Co-Crew Chiefs: Buster Finch, Paul Ricci
The UH-1H Huey on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum.
UH-1H Huey Specifications
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| B/N or Serial Number: | 66-16779 |
| Type: | Military Utility Helicopter |
| Accommodation: | Pilot and Copilot, Room for 14 troops |
| Powerplant and fuel system: | One 1,400 shp Avco Lycoming T53-L-13 Turboshaft |
| Performance: | Maximum Speed 127 mph Hovering Ceiling In Ground Effect 13,600 ft Service Ceiling 12,600 ft Range w/ Maximum Fuel @ SL 318 miles |
| Weights: | Empty Equipped 5,210 lbs Mission Take-Off 9,039 lbs Maximum Take-Off 9,500 lbs |
| Dimensions: | Main Rotor Diameter 48 ft Tail Rotor Diameter 8 ft 6 in Length, Rotors Turning 57 ft 9.75 in Height, Tail Rotor Turning 14 ft 5.5 in Main Rotor Disc Area 1,809 sq ft |
UH-1H Huey History
- Aug 67 The U.S. Army acquired this aircraft from Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth TX.
- Sep-Dec 67 Assigned Company A, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) (an Assault Helicopter Company).
- (Operation Bolling, Phu Yen Province).
- 18 Nov 67 Suffered major damage to main rotor during a troop pick-up from a small LZ
- Jan 68 Assigned 355th Aviation Company, 4th Army, Fort Sill, OK
- (Assigned to stateside unit, but stayed in country.)
- Feb 1968-Mar 1969 Assigned Company A, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, RVN.
- (Operation Pershing II, Binh Dinh Province).
- (Operation Jeb Stuart, near the DMV).
- (Operation Pegaus/Lam Son 207 relief of Khe Sanh).
- (Operation Carentan II, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces).
- (Operation Delware/Lam Son 216, A Shau Valley).
- (Operation Jeb Stuart III, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces).
- 02 Aug 68 Suffered major damage to main rotor while landing at Quang Tri LZ in Shar Province.
- 31 Jan 69 Hit in hover over LZ while dropping troops in Tay Ninh Province.
- Apr-Aug 69 Assigned Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion, RVN (Air-mobile Company).
- (Operation Lamar Plain, Quang Tin Province).
- 30 May 69 Suffered damage to main rotor from tree strike while hovering in LZ, Phu Bai Province.
- Ol Jun 69 Suffered major damage to main rotor from tree strike while hovering during Med-Evac, Camp Eagle, Phu Bai Province.
- 29 Jun 69 Suffered damage to main rotor from tree strike while landing in LZ to discharge troops, Phu Bai Province.
- 22 Jul 69 Suffered damage to main rotor from tree strike while landing, Phu Bai Province.
- Sep 69-Mar 70 Assigned Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, RVN (Air-mobile Company).
- (Operation Randolph Glen, Thua Thien Province).
- (Operation Texas Star, Thua Thien Province).
- (Operations in Cambodia).
- Apr-Aug 70 Assigned B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN (Aerial Reconnaissance)
- (Operations in Cambodia).
- (Operation Jefferson Glenn/Op Ord 13-70, Thua Thien Province).
- Sep-Dec 70 Assigned Bell Helicopter, Ft. Worth, TX
- Jan 71 Assigned Texas National Guard
- Feb 71 Assigned Aviation School, Ft. Rucker, AL.
- Mar-Apr 71 Assigned Supply Division, Ft. Rucker, AL.
- May-Jun 71 Assigned Aviation School, Ft. Rucker, AL.
- Jul 71-Jun 72 Assigned 281st Aviation Company, 5th Army, U.S. Army Reserves.
- Jul 72 Assigned 102nd Army Reverse Command, 5th Army, U.S. Army Reserves.
- Aug 72-Dec 75 Assigned 281st Aviation Company, 5th Army, U.S. Army Reserves.
- Dec 1975 to June 1976 102nd Army Reserve Command, 5th Army, US Army Reserves.
- July 1976 to April 1980 Company B, 24th Avn Bn, Ft Stewart, GA.
- May 1980 to February 1982 to unknown unit or units in Honduras.
- March 1982 to February 1988 West Virginia National Guard.
- It was badly damaged by a lightning strike in February 1988, repaired and handed over to the California National Guard in February 1989 and continued in service through July 1995.
- Handed over to PCAM 23 April 1996.
Vietnam Veterans Huey
Memorial
Sonoma County Vietnam War Veterans
June 15, 1996
| Clinton Anderson | Duane Baumgardner | William Blessman | Thomas Bowen |
| John Brewer | James Bullington | Dean Burns | Charles Catelli |
| David Chancy | Christopher Clay | Mancol Clifton | Donald Coleman |
| Dale Davis | Ronald Doolittle | Charles Dorman | Gregory Dunn |
| Theodore Feland | Robert Fenton | Rickie Fisher | Edsall Frick |
| Frederick Haas | Joseph Hadley | David Harding | Michael Hourigan |
| Jason Hunnicutt | G.B. Jackson Jr. | David Kardell | Reginald Maisey Jr. |
| Ronald Marcrum | Rodney Marrufo Jr. | Sigurd Messer | John Mills |
| William Montgomery | Kevin Mulgrew | Thomas Oglethorpe | Gerald Parmeter |
| Lawrence Peterson | Thomas Phillips | Babe Pinole | Edward Rainford |
| Richard Renning | Cameron Rice | Joseph Rodrigues | Dana Rose |
| Robert Ruonavaara | Jerry Schroeder | Robert Schulse | Barry Searby |
| Robert Sharpless | Briggs Sicilia | John Snyder | William Thompson Jr. |
| Charles Torliatt Jr. | Stephen Weigt | Larry Wittler | Edwin Zumwalt |
