UH-1M Iroquois - Valparaiso, FL
N 30° 28.002 W 086° 33.644
16R E 542166 N 3370583
Former Army UH-1M Iroquois painted in USAF camouflage paint scheme.
Waymark Code: WMGZN4
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
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This UH-1M was originally property of the US Army. It served with several units in Vietnam from December 1967 - June 1970.
The UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter was first delivered to the Army in 1959, as the UH-1A, the first military turbine engine helicopter. In Vietnam, where the first Hueys arrived in 1962, it was the primary air assault helicopter platform, making the air-mobility concept a reality. By the end of the Vietnam conflict in 1975, more than 5,000 UH-1 Iroquois helicopters had been introduced into Southeast Asia. 2,500 Hueys were lost in Vietnam, about equally due to combat and operational accidents.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): UH-1M Iroquois
Tail Number: (S/N): 66-15186
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): USAF Armament Museum
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
The plane is one of 25 located outside the USAF Armament Museum just off Eglin AFB. There is no fence around the museum so the outdoor planes are accessible every day.
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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