Restoring Cobras & Hueys at the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation
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- A visit to the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) in Hampton, GA in late March 2021, where the national one-of-a-kind non-profit organization restores, maintains & operates a fleet of Vietnam & Desert Storm-era combat veteran Huey & Cobra helicopters. They are composed of Veterans, their families & civilian supporters, working together to keep Army Aviation history alive through various youth & public outreach events, air shows, flyovers, movie & TV show productions & more.
The company also provided an update on their Cobra 'Project 295', currently being restored to its original glory when it came out of production as the 50th Cobra ever made.
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My dad is a Vietnam vet with PTSD thanks to it. But to this day if he ever hears a Huey flying over, which doesn’t happen much these days but did when I was a kid, he’ll stop, smile, and say that’s a Huey. Once I asked why he liked it so much, “Cause when we heard that we knew they were coming to get us out.”
@Bernard Of course not.
Amen it was the sound of freedom and the sound of death for the Vietnamese
What so sweet about you this is that piece of metal that called Jesus nut 😄if that fails prepared to met Jesus just the way you Said it so funny I had to lol 🤣 makes my day that's why I love these toy Jesus is the real pilot he's the one In control of these craft you taught me a very interesting story thank you mike it will always stays in my head 😇🙏🏽 when I heard about Vietnam I think about my baby the love of my life ❤️ I remember watching the Vietnam war on television in the 80s 🙏🏽✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾👍🏽
@@toshawebster6523 Never blaspheme. Never.
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These birds deserve almost the same level of respect as the men who flew them....
Almost?
They threw a lot of those over Board after the war.
@@EnterpriseXI well they are just machines after all so you can not equate.
A Huey/Huey-Cobra is for Vietnam what a Spitfire or a Messerschmitt is for WW2 . . . A Milestone for Aviation history! Love them!
And it is really satisfying to see them restored and honored!
i would compare them more to the P51 Mustang and P47 Thunderbolt
@@Its_Me_Romano
p51 is the only one that competes with spitfires or 109s in iconic status, p47 is lower
Company A, 227th AHC, 1st Cavalry in Lei Khe South Vietnam. I was lead mechanic for our company in 1969-70, fixing/maintaining UH-!D and UH-1H models. I flew all the test flights for Hueys coming out of maintenance. Loved the job and the flying! Still get excited when a Huey flies over.
Damn! I was in Vietnam with 101st airborne division as an infantryman, 2/501st infantry, Camp Eagle Vietnam, Camp Carroll, Vietnam. I will never forget the first time that we were told to saddle up! and headed out with the “ fabulous blue stars’” of the 48th assault helicopter company. Absolute magic! I was sitting in between the two seats and just staring out at the land in front of me when the helicopter started to rise up and the land started to disappear beneath us. Anyway there’s a BUNCH of surplus Hueys (and I mean chitload) near the little airport just outside of Maricopa Arizona. If you follow the Google map leading away from the city of Maricopa and heading toward the Casagranda area, just as you were leaving Maricopa you search for a little airstrip, and then you will look around at the different hangers by using Google earth and you will spot probably 100 or so Vietnam era Hueys. There is also a pile of different parts and components laying around out there some of the radio flaps still have artwork and decoration from Vietnam but it’s really faded in the hot Arizona sun. I don’t know who owns it but I know it’s been there for years and years and it looks static as if somebody went out and bought all these helicopters and then walked away from the whole project. I went out there one time after I heard about it and sure enough it was a Huey extravaganza! But there was a pitbull hanging around and I just stayed in my car. I hope you can look it up on Google Earth and make contact with the owners and see if he’ll donate a few of his ships to you.
Cobra and Huey.......two Superb aircraft..
OUTSTANDING CREW THAT FLEW THEM..
SORRY WE LOST SO MANY BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN......
Outstanding performance!!!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!
( small words for a HARD AND THANKLESS JOB!!!..)
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Same air frame, same distinct sound!
These birds bring back many good memories, I was a 67Y in the 80’s . Served in C Trp, 4/7 Cav and 229AHB . Thank you guys for keeping them alive!
Thanks for service, sir !
Hello from the UK. There's a Huey UH1 that's been restored and flying over here in the North West of England. It flew over my house one day and that two rotor 'thump thump' sound is unmistakable. Beautiful piece of kit.
The Huey (originally HU-1 is where the Iroquois got its nickname and was later re-designated UH-1) was in service when I was in the Army. I've rappelled out of them, parachuted from them and hopped out in air mobile exercises. I can still smell and hear them. Love that platform.
I fly on the new Yankees as a gunner, wouldn’t want to fly on any other bird
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HOLY CRAP!!! I flew on the first one shown more than once. Never forget that tail number. There is a rough looking Huey at a museum by me, going to approach them in the spring about fixing the old lady up some
As a 67-Y from the Desert Storm era it's really great to see some of these snakes and birds getting some love, and living new lives.
Absolutely love looking at those old birds, sitting there. The time I spent on Hueys was short-lived, Blackhawks were phasing in as replacements, but they are near and dear. The Cobras were a constant sight on the airfield and air in Germany, the 501st ABC had so many of them. Followed the link and donated, will return and do so as often as possible. Thanks for taking the time to create this video and upload it.
when you heard the sound of the Cobra's and Hueys coming over the horizon in war you knew this meant business and the crap was gonna hit the floor
My dad was a snake driver in 'Nam who got shot down three times and still made it home. That *could have* been one of his birds...
Nice to see you guys doing this.
You're all doing a great job preserving ( history ) these machines befitting of the heroes that flew in them. Great video, thanks a lot, Colin UK 🇬🇧.
Thank you for keeping these hero’s still flying. Very proud of you guys and the brave pilots that flew them.
Took a ride at Dayton air in show in that cobra..liked it so much that I decided to get my helicopter private license. It’s great what you guys do!!
My grandfather flew both in Vietnam; he never talked about the war really,but loved to talk about the choppers,esp his Huey!
Guys would burst into tears at the sounds of a Huey bcuz it meant they were being saved
It was great to see these aircraft. I was a volunteer with the foundation back in the 2000s, mostly as a member of what was then called the Special Effects Team. However, I had a role in the painting of Huey 354. The aircraft was due to be repainted out of the CARC paint as it had come to the foundation. My way of putting in a vote in to get it repainted in Vietnam era colors was to paint a version of the Comanchero nose art on the back of my flight helmet. Based on that paintjob, I was asked to do the nose art on 354.
Yup true story I saw the whole thing, his involvement was kinda my fault but he's a dedicated kinda guy and I don't think he even holds it against me 😁. Jim does a dam fine job at whatever he sets his mind to and the foundation really benefited from his time there. By special effects he means he blew sh!t up and made it look good (He'd served in the Army in an armored outfit so things that go boom seemed to calm him down nicely) I knew we were all havin fun whenever Jim had that Chesty Puller look on his face I think that's how he smiled 😊
An awesome aircraft. UH-1 is a classic example of if it looks right it flies right. Even as a Limey it is an icon.
Loved the video sir
Very cool! I had the pleasure of visiting S.E.S. many times where helicopters are built, rebuilt and updated. It was interesting to see over a hundred Cobra's stripped down to the bare airframe and built back with new parts and brand new engines. I was shocked at the amount of wiring that runs through those helicopters.
I was also able to talk to the mechanics, pilots, and test pilots. Interesting.
I love this! all you need now is a CH-47 or two to round out the fleet. About 8-10 years ago, there was a Vietnam-era flight demo at an airshow in Peachtree City, GA with 2 Snakes and 2 Slicks....wondering if some of the same people involved with those are involved with this project?
Your jobs and passion is a great honor. I am thankful that you are helping history staying alive for that great engineering and great helicopters.
67Y was my MOS loved the Cobra
I crewed 77-22784 and 77-22807
...826 sounds familiar.
I believe that was Major William Cody's bird when was CO of C-229th AHB, 101ST.
ECAS ( Enhanced Cobra Armament System )
I'm a retired 67N3T and always saw the Huey as the 57 Chevy of Army Aviation.
E os cara deixou destruir de vez de vender vender para o Brasil que esta faltando Helicópteros para combate e nada virou sucata para ferro velho.
I would love to work on the Cobras and Hueys again.
I don't remember tail #'s But I worked on those old Cobras as a 67Y in W Germany through the 80's. Love them old things... Thanks for the flashback
Great birds
After four blade strikes crashes & a loach shot downs I survived, get this I am not a pilot….they are life savers.
Thank you for what you do, 101st Airborne 2/502 Camp Eagle VN.1970-1971
I WISH THEY STILL MADE THEM . I LOVE TO HEAR THEM FLY OVER . YOU NEVER FORGET THE SOUND THEY MADE . AT AGE OF 10 I ALLWAYS WANT TO FLY ON ONE . AND STILL DO .
Great job showing and telling, keep on flying and fix them up nice helicopters . Love them helicopters thanks for showing telling have them flying and well see ya next time see ya bye.
I know somone on my dads side of the family that was a huey pilot, I dont know who exactly tho as theres tons of people in my immediate family its hard to remember all their labels. But anyways, its always nice to see these birds get fixed up.
I so want a Huey! I learnt to fly in New Zealand, my instructor was a Vietnam dustoff pilot. They were still using Iroquois in New Zealand.
Lots of "Hey I was... " coincidence stories here so figured I might as well jump in after the magic TH-cam algorithm fed me this video.
Was in the military, cold war era, a long time, flew in helicopters a couple of times.
But that's not it.
First, I'm one of those crazy guys with the rag wings out at the other end of the runway from you guys. We've seen you fly, we are impressed.
Second, my next door neighbor is Cliff, a Vietnam era pilot/engineer who you certainly know.
Third, before all of that happened, I paid for my wife to go on a Huey ride at Falcon Field some years ago. Her first time even near a helicopter, I told her to make sure she sat facing the door so she could get some good pictures through the window. She had no clue the door was going to be left open. You probably still remember her screams - she sure does, and enjoyed it very much!
Good work guys, keep it up!
Been a while since the last Australian Army Huey was retired from Service . . . sad day but most were 40 odd years old when retired . . . funny how even today the unique sound that is the Huey . . . still turn the heads of those who know and love the Huey to scan the skies well before we can see them
the sound of relief
As long as some Wiseacre isn't broadcasting "Flight of the Valkyries" it's great to see Them working again.😉
The statement " Marines don't agree" basically sums up the Marine Corps.
I know a few Marines that would disagree with you...
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I remember catching a ride on a Huey from Nah Tran to Dong Ba Tin and out over the South China Sea. The air crew got permission to “test guns” on a pod of sharks below. What a sight by a communications specialist.
Great video Mike. Beautiful footage.
Thanks for all who put their time into restoring these historic beauties! Served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era at New River Air Station and road in a few of these "Birds." Eventually was attached to HMM-261 which was the CH-46's. Miss those days so much. Hope to one day get one more ride before my days are done. Semper Fi!
Never been in helicopter but HUey always looked impressive watching them in Vietnam war films flying troops.
Como se puede obtener alguna pieza para colección me encanta el huey yo armo maquetas de las versiones de uh1 😀
I am lucky enough to be save, picked and ride on the lovely Huey, I will never forget the whopping sound it makes on the distance, and when the side door gunner open fire it indeed a hail of bullet to the receiving end.
the huey have a special place in my heart it save me and my men many times in numerous operations. even to this day hearing the whoop sound makes me turn back and search for it like a little kid.
I've worked on aircraft since 1989, I still can't believe these things actually fly, and rather well at that....
Thank you for preserving these war birds and thank you for your service as well as those who commented or were mentioned 🫡🇺🇸❤️
Brilliant video. Bloody marvelous. I'm only 2 hours away from you guys and cant wait to check it out. Cheers for making this and cheers to You tube for actually recommending something good.
Good times, was Army CC on cobras in Germany in the early 80's... keep up the great work.
Vietnam Yankis 🇺🇲👎🏻 0 Vietnam 🇻🇳 100
Oh yeah? And who does Vietnam choose today? America.
Not Russia. Not China. Not India.
America.
Today Vietnam realizes they made a big mistake.
You should try to understand Geo-Politics better.
I rode in their Cobra about a year ago. Really great experience. Will do it again I hope.
Awesome. Thank you for posting.
The U.S. Army keeps spending loads of cash trying to come up with their perfect light scout/attack helicopter. Didn't the aborted RAH-66 Commanche cost something like 12 billion dollars?
What's wrong with the Cobra helicopter? It's a proven design. Now a light scout/helicopter is not going to pack in all those avionics, electronics, computer gizmos that map terrain, detect and track multiple targets like the Apache, otherwise it would end up just another Apache heavy helicopter. A light scout/attack helicopter is a compromise by concept.
Now the U.S. Army could update the Cobra to a large degree without needing to enlarge it too much. Put a four-blade rotor on it and ouila', modern light scout/attack helicopter.
man the Huey just sounds iconic, too band it is getting rare to see one around these days.
How many diffrent Helicopter Units were in Vietnam ???
The HUEY rules. C/2/28 First Inf. Div. LAIKHE SOUTH VIETNAM. 1966 BLACK LIONS. Flew on many Huey's. I will never forget the sound of the HUEY.
Que bueno que restauren esas hermosas máquinas esos son clásico de ala aviación.. mundial. Ojalá hubiera más x los tres 👍👍👍 saludos...
That looks fun. I used to be an Airframer and Hydraulicsman for the UH-1N's and AH-1W's. They were fun to work on. Especially the quick battle damage repairs. Marine Corps versions.
Super cool I’ve wanted a Huey since a kid
I'm curious does Aberdeen Proving Ground were the school for it? I think it's Cole in 2040 MJ 20 they had the church rocket launchers M 40s 134. I'm not sure I've got all this right but they had so much there. Do you think they might have that stuff in storageThat would be all you're welcome do you need to put that copper together back in the 70s yes
Curious, how easy it is to leave a Gatling Gatling gun machine gun laying around in a parts booth in a mechanics bay, but in the civilian world, we can’t even have a fully automatic weapon.? Seriously you can just leave machine guns laying around if it is an army base? And those machine guns are what I fully understand as Gatling guns which have the ability to shoot several thousand rounds per minute and they’re not locked up in an armory somewhere? Geez, no wonder weapons disappear from the military all the time.!
Thanks for the video and I do appreciate you keeping the old helicopters in the air -looks like you need some kind of oversight with these machine guns. Just sitting out in the middle of a garage restoration facility…. Maybe I’m wrong. I couldn’t have that where I live.! And yes, I have served our country too!
I used to see them around 2016, was the last time I saw one in particular flying around, with border patrol, here in south Tx.i haven’t seen them, or “it” flying, probably got retired.
I love old aircrafts and technics, BUT not the history about Vietnam. Such a shame ... USA had never go in that country. So many Vietnam people must dies about one crazy US president.
Thanksmfor posting. These guys are doing great work keeping these around and in good shape
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I want my crosman air17 back, ooh that's right it real frightening looking and the Owen machine crossbow wasn't, I live homeless in dalby Queensland and want a new walther tph .22
I know of 3 VN era UH-1D's still flying for a private enterprise. Hueys will still be flying when the last Blackhawk is sent to the boneyard.
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I wonder if any of the US Army AH-1 Cobras were equipped to carry and fire the AGM-114 Hellfire ATGM?
I Think The Army Should Bring The Cobras Back In Service , But Just My Opinion ✌️
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A guy I used to work with was drafted in 67 and shipped over and his job was load the agent orange and unload at the outpost then fly back some times they would load wounded one time he was dropped off so they could go back and pickup wounded and he sat waiting for a chopper in the Bush all he had was a rifle Knife and Nerve and the sound of that chopper meant they didn't forget him
A old buddy of mine, flew the Huey's. Korea to Vietnam, Colo Glenn Williams, Medivac
I was a 67Y over 30 years ago. I always wondered what happened to my favorite Cobra 6815093
So many Gunners caught cancer from these, it’s like a remote that takes a tic of your life off per second used. All these instruments and the lead in them, it’s a cancer chamber.
God bless the mess, the death and the duty. God bless America.
Huey 101st Red Diamond on the tail boom. A CO 101AVN BN " Comancheros" Been there, done that COMANCHERO TWO SIX
Hey , no ! Repurpose them . Put one or two on display ina museum , but do what Donald Trump does . Fix them and sell them to the public real cheap .
It’s spelled flew ! Captain Troll ! S.M.A. AHHAHAHA! Busted!
Does Bell helicopter company still manufacture new parts for those helicopters or do you guys have to buy used parts and refurbish them?
This are the one that escape Vietnam battle that USA lose ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Flew on a huey from the Army Heritage at the Niagara Falls air show in 2004, was one of the most amazing things I have ever done! It still had bullet holes in it from Vietnam!
I can't believe I'm old enough that I may have actually flown one of those in Flight school in Rucker
Are Cobra's used by any force these days? If I was to flick the master arm, are they combat ready?
I don't really know about cobras, but the Marines especially are still using the viper, sometimes nicknamed cobra zulu.
Saudacoes do Brasil.. estes helicópteros estão a Venda para civis?. U$$$?
Hello hi to bestie friend's , I can to do repair & to be able usefulforyou...I'm in Iran now
Cool post Thanks! Saving the tax payers some bucks always a good idea. Do you ever convert some into drones with Artificial Intelligentsia?
nice video! damn do I miss going in to AAHF
as long as there's parts for these birds we can keep our cobras running as well😂😂😂😂 if you know than you know!
Never understood the change to the 3 barrel 20mm cannon. In the close air support role you would think the 40mm grenade launcher would be much more effective against infantry and soft targets.
Don’t care for these. The little bird is faster and more maneuverable. Cobras are slow in comparison
who provides the funding for these repairs and parts?
We use a 1964 Huey in our wildland firefighting operation.
Got to hand it to you people; most Air Forces now would rather retire the UH-1s in favor of more modern helicopters. My country (Singapore) had a dedicated UH-1 squadron until the AH-64Ds replaced them.
My dad flew Huey gunships in Vietnam with the 192ahc. I’m trying to find his helicopter 64-14127 I was wondering if you can help with information of its whereabouts
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I was an Armament and Avionics technician and Armament Mechanic. at Ft. Rucker, Al. and was phased onto the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Loved every minute, I was assigned to to the Firing Range, to make sure they could complete their firing tables.
70 % Complete is Highly Optimistic. Ba ! Ha ! Ha ! That's a manager speaking . That's fine .......... I'm trying to be polite. Really Interesting Video. I enjoy the video.
I've always loved the Huey's n the Bell47's.
I have flown the R22 pea shooters, an now I'm flying a coupla Bells the Bell47G an Bell47G2.
Been taking lessons over the last year n doing good at it. There is a little airpark near Logan West Virginia, Marpat Aviation that gives tours in a restored Vietnam Huey n if willing, they let you take the controls once in the air. It's on my Bucket list. I'm booking a coupla hours to get the chance to go up in one n hopefully get to fly it! The icing on the cake would be to have the Captain sign my logbook. The Huey I prefer is the UH1B, it was the predecessor to the UH1. The cabin was one meter shorter. On the UH1 the size was increased by one meter to install back to back seats to carry more troops. The UH1B would be the ideal personal helicopter, but I'm sure the maintenance costs would be beyond what I could afford. There are smaller experimental choppers out there that are pretty cool too, like the Safari 400, a smaller version of the Bell47. It's a cool little chopper. There are others out there, but I stick to the traditional old Skool Cool!
I'm an Air Force Vietnam Era Vet.
For God n Country
I salute you!
Clear Blue n 22
Over n Out