As for the helicopter itself, the Huey’s cabin would barely be able ... new home in the much larger airframe of the AC-130 Spectre Gunship. Ultimately, it was a good idea—simply on the wrong ...

Initially conceived as a utility helicopter optimized for internal stretcher carriage, Huey variants became jacks ... mobility” school of warfare, with gunships escorting troop carriers into ...

There were gunships flying over the targets ... 1967. The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association estimates that the Huey had more combat time than any other aircraft in the history of warfare.

During America's involvement in Vietnam, it was discovered that adding firepower to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois or "Huey" helicopter, creating an aerial gunship, became a very effective weapon on the ...