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Bell UH 1D Huey Military Helicopter Model From Franklin Mint

Bell UH 1D Huey Helicopter - Scale Model Warbird
Part Number: B11B326
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Approximately 14 3/8” (36.5 cm) in long; main rotors approximately 12 1/4” (31.1 cm) Scale 1:48

Bell UH 1D Huey Helicopter - Scale Model Warbird - Description

·	Pay tribute to the legendary workhorse of the Vietnam War.

·	Defending and protecting for decades, the Bell UH-1D Huey Helicopter is so rugged and adaptable that it's still in service today.

·	In fact, it's the world's most widely used military helicopter ever!

·	Modeled after the Assault Helicopter Company “Sharks” version, meticulous details and historically accurate markings capture the strength and endurance of an unforgettable fighter.

The Bell Helicopter UH-1 Iroquois, commonly (or officially in the United States Marine Corps) known as the "Huey", is a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War.

Overview

The Huey was developed from 1955 US Army trials with the Bell Model 204. The initial designation of HU-1 (helicopter utility) led to its nickname. It was first used by the military in 1959 and went into triservice production in 1962 as the UH-1. The last were produced in 1976 with more than 10,000 made in total, of which the majority (7,000 or so) were deployed in Vietnam. In Vietnam, 2,202 Huey pilots were killed and approximately 2,500 aircraft were lost, roughly half to combat and the rest to operational accidents.

In Vietnam primary missions included general support, air assault, cargo transport, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, and electronic warfare. During the conflict, the craft was upgraded, notably to a larger version based on the Model 205. This version was initially designated the UH-1D and flew operationally from 1963.

The Huey was phased out with the introduction of the UH-60 Black Hawk, although the Army UH-1 Residual Fleet has around 700 UH-1s that were supposed to be retained until 2015. Army support for the craft was intended to end in 2004. Modern twin-engine versions of the aircraft continue in service for the US Marine Corps.

The UH-1 has been widely exported and remains in front-line service in a number of countries

Vietnam era usage

The UH-1 has long become a symbol of US involvement in South East Asia. In Vietnam, the Huey was used for various purposes and various terms for each task abounded. Hueys tasked with an attack role were outfitted with rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and/or machine guns were often called "Hogs" or "Frogs". Hueys used for troop transports were often called "Slicks" due to the absence of weapons pods. Slicks did have door gunners, but for the most part they were strictly troop carriers and medevacs. In the US Navy and USMC the difference between gunships and troop carrying UH-1s was split between the terms "Sharks" and "Dolphins." UH-1s also flew hunter-killer teams with "Loach" observation helicopters, namely the Bell OH-58 Kiowa and the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Towards the end of the conflict, Hueys were tested with TOW missiles, and two UH-1B helicopters equipped with the XM26 Armament Subsystem were deployed to help counter the 1972 Easter Invasion.

Huey helicopters played an integral part in the U.S military's land and air operations.

The three basic missions of the helicopter in Vietnam were troop transport, reconnaissance, and attack. The troop transports were designated by "Blue" teams, hence the nickname for troops carried in by these Hueys as "Blues". The reconnaissance or observation teams were "White" teams. The attack ships were called "Red" teams. Over the duration of the conflict the tactics used by the military evolved and teams were mixed for more effective results. "Purple" teams with one or two "Blue" slicks dropping off the troops, while a "Red" attack team provided protection until the troops could defend themselves. Another highly effective team was the "Pink" Recon/Attack team, which offered the capability of carrying out assaults upon areas where the enemy was known to be present but could not be pinpointed.

During the course of the war, the Huey went through several upgrades. The UH-1A, B, and C models (short fuselage, Bell 204) and the UH-1D and H models (stretched-fuselage, Bell 205) each had improved performance and load-carrying capabilities. The UH-1B and C performed the gunship and some of the transport duties until 1967, when the new AH-1 Cobra arrived on the scene. The newer Cobra, a purpose-designed attack helicopter based on the Huey, was faster, sleeker, harder to hit, and could carry more ordnance. Devotees of the UH-1 in the gunship role cited its proven history and its ability to act as an impromptu dustoff if the need arose. Another important fact was, a four-member Huey crew could effectively observe the front, sides, and rear of the helicopter, and the door gunners could continue to fire on a target even after the completion of a gun-run, which the two-man Cobra could not. After Vietnam the Cobra was adopted as the Army's main attack helicopter.

USAF Lieutenant James P. Fleming piloted a UH-1F on a 26 November 1968 mission that won him the Medal of Honor.

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