Ken Barnes wrote:
We had an interesting visitor stop by my local airport for lunch
Saturday afternoon.
EMU 309 is a restored UH-1H slick. It is operated by EMU Inc. Their
website is www.emuinc.org
If anyone is interested my local airport is Half Moon Bay airport
(KHAF).
"EMU INC. derives its name from the radio call sign of a unique unit in Army
aviation history, the 135th Assault Helicopter Company. The 135th was a
typical Vietnam era Assault Helicopter Company with the major exception that
it was composed of both U.S. Army and Royal Australian Navy personnel.
Because of this unique composition, the 135th was considered an Experimental
Military Unit, hence its call sign E.M.U. or EMU. EMU INC. is a non-profit
corporation formed for the following purposes:"
Finally, an explanation for calling the unit Emu. It's intrugued me
for a number of years, why someone would name a helicopter squadron after a
flightless bird.
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Cheers
Dave Kearton