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Helicopter Questions
Hello,
I was reading that during the Vietnam War two helicopters were downed by MiGs, one was a HB-53B which was downed by a MiG-21 on 28 Jan 1970, but I can't find much info about the other. All I found so far was a "UH-1 during 1971" on the ACIG-site. Has somebody here more info? Another question I have is about those seven helicopters downed by SAMs in 1972. I know that at least four of them were AH-1 Cobras, which were shoot down during May and June. Did somebody know more about the other three? Thanks! MCN |
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"MCN" wrote in message ... Hello, I was reading that during the Vietnam War two helicopters were downed by MiGs, one was a HB-53B which was downed by a MiG-21 on 28 Jan 1970, but I can't find much info about the other. All I found so far was a "UH-1 during 1971" on the ACIG-site. Has somebody here more info? MCN If you want to look up anything in a search engine the helicopter type is HH-53. HB would indicate the basic type is bomber and would not give you a match. Of course it could just be a typo. Tex |
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"MCN" wrote in message ... Another question I have is about those seven helicopters downed by SAMs in 1972. I know that at least four of them were AH-1 Cobras, which were shoot down during May and June. Did somebody know more about the other three? the so-called new technology (our media called it new) that shot down some helo's in Iraq first came to our attention during the Eastertide Offensive of 1972. Not a surface to air missile like those around Hanoi but deadly just the same, the SA7 Strella shoulder fired missile took down a number of aircraft at least one of which was a DustOff bird. John mentions the VHPA or VHCN site which I believe will take you to a list of a/c losses by year and you can see which ones were lost to the SA7 in '72 |
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Oh, yes, the HB-53B was indeed a typo.
Best, MCN "Tex Houston" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... "MCN" wrote in message ... Hello, I was reading that during the Vietnam War two helicopters were downed by MiGs, one was a HB-53B which was downed by a MiG-21 on 28 Jan 1970, but I can't find much info about the other. All I found so far was a "UH-1 during 1971" on the ACIG-site. Has somebody here more info? MCN If you want to look up anything in a search engine the helicopter type is HH-53. HB would indicate the basic type is bomber and would not give you a match. Of course it could just be a typo. Tex |
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The link to the Cobra-downed-by-SAM story was very interesting, I had just
recently read in the book by Jonathan Bernstein "US Army AH-1 Cobra Units in Vietnam" about it, but this story was much more in-depth. Thanks! Thanks too for the link to the PDF-file, unfortunately the email-address in this document seems to be no longer active. Best, MCN "John?] " wrote in message .net... I can't answer your questions, but I know someone who probably can. First--this might be of interest: ttp://www.vhfcn.org/missle.html Second--http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf After you review the information on this page, scroll down to the bottom and drop Gary a line. If anybody knows the answer, he does. Good luck. |
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Thanks, I'm a bit surprised that both topics didn't got more attention in
the "literature" Best, MCN "Wakyer Eagle" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... "MCN" wrote in message ... Another question I have is about those seven helicopters downed by SAMs in 1972. I know that at least four of them were AH-1 Cobras, which were shoot down during May and June. Did somebody know more about the other three? the so-called new technology (our media called it new) that shot down some helo's in Iraq first came to our attention during the Eastertide Offensive of 1972. Not a surface to air missile like those around Hanoi but deadly just the same, the SA7 Strella shoulder fired missile took down a number of aircraft at least one of which was a DustOff bird. John mentions the VHPA or VHCN site which I believe will take you to a list of a/c losses by year and you can see which ones were lost to the SA7 in '72 |
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I think Joe Kline made a painting of it. Joe is Huey guy
and very accurate. "MCN" wrote in message = ... The link to the Cobra-downed-by-SAM story was very interesting, I had = just recently read in the book by Jonathan Bernstein "US Army AH-1 Cobra = Units in Vietnam" about it, but this story was much more in-depth. Thanks! = Thanks too for the link to the PDF-file, unfortunately the email-address in this document seems to be no longer active. =20 Best, =20 MCN =20 "John?] = " wrote in message .net... =20 I can't answer your questions, but I know someone who probably can. First--this might be of interest: ttp://www.vhfcn.org/missle.html Second--http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf After you review the information on this page, scroll down to the bottom and drop Gary a line. If anybody knows the answer, he does. Good luck. =20 |
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