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US Army Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter - 2nd Flight Platoon "Wasps", 116th Assault Helicopter Company "The Hornets", Da Nang, Vietnam, 1970-71 (1:48 Scale)
US Army Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter - 2nd Flight Platoon "Wasps", 116th Assault Helicopter Company "The Hornets", Da Nang, Vietnam, 1970-71

Air Force 1 US Army Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter - 2nd Flight Platoon "Wasps", 116th Assault Helicopter Company "The Hornets", Da Nang, Vietnam, 1970-71




 
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Air Force 1 AF10151B US Army Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter - 2nd Flight Platoon "Wasps", 116th Assault Helicopter Company "The Hornets", Da Nang, Vietnam, 1970-71 (1:48 Scale) "I can't promise you that I will bring you all home alive, but this I swear: I will be the first one to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off. And I will leave no one behind. Dead, or alive, we all come home together. So help me God."
- Colonel Hal Moore, from the feature film "We Were Soldiers"

So unassuming is the humble Huey (never called "Iroquois" by those who flew them) that its role as one of the major combat aircraft of the century is easily forgotten. More than 12,000 of all models were built and -- on any given day, during its heyday in Vietnam -- 2,000 could be in the air at once.

From 1962, when the first short-fuselage HU-1s arrived, to the later large-doored versions, they took on transport, utility and medevac or "dustoff" missions. The Huey later morphed into a gunship with multiple protrusions of guns and rocket pods added to protect and escort the unarmed troop-carrying "slicks."

When the new Huey Cobra appeared, a true Air Cavalry was born. Though most of the USAF machines are gone, the army expects to keep the Huey through the first decade of this century.

This particular 1:48 scale replica of a US Army Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter was attached to the 2nd Flight Platoon "Wasps", 116th Assault Helicopter Company "The Hornets", then deployed to Da Nang, Vietnam, from 1970-71. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Rotor Span: 12-inches
Length: 14-1/4-inches

Release Date: November 2023

Historical Account: "Air Assault" - Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft -- such as the helicopter -- to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind enemy lines. In addition to regular infantry training, air-assault units usually receive training in rappelling, fast-rope techniques and air transportation, and their equipment is sometimes designed or field-modified to allow better transportation within aircraft.

The US Army field manual FM 1-02 (FM 101-5-1) describes an "air assault operation" as an operation in which assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support), using the firepower, mobility, and total integration of helicopter assets, maneuver on the battlefield under the control of the ground or air maneuver commander to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain usually behind enemy lines.

Due to the transport load restrictions of helicopters, air assault forces are usually light infantry, though some armored fighting vehicles, like the Russian BMD-1 are designed to fit most heavy lift helicopters, which enable assaulting forces to combine air mobility with a certain degree of ground mechanization. Invariably the assaulting troops are highly dependent on aerial fire support provided by the attack helicopters, armed helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft escorting them. A concept called mounted vertical maneuver requires the ability to transport light, motorized, or medium-weight mechanized force by VTOL or super STOL aircraft.

Air assault should not be confused with air attack, air strike, or air raid, which all refer to attack using solely aircraft (for example bombing, strafing, etc.). Moreover, air assault should not be confused with an airborne assault, which occurs when paratroopers, and their weapons and supplies, are dropped by parachute from transport aircraft, often as part of a strategic offensive operation.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning rotorblades
  • Plexiglass canopy
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with metal display stand

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