Marine Helicopters

[39mto39g]

Those big ugly, slow things that the Marines used.
I was standing on the LZ edge (baldy) looking toward DaNang. These 2 Marine helicopters took off headed for DaNang. Just a little ways off Baldy they get fired upon by some kind of rocket. The Rocket went between the chopers that were flying one in front of each other. The back one did something I didn't think those big uglys could do, The pilot turned that thing on its side, 90 degree right turn. Neather were hit, and they proceeded to DaNang, where the rear crew made a clothing change , I would guess.
Ron

[Packo]

Ron,

Up until recently we had 3 Vietnam Vet helo's at the Marine Corps Air Station here. That's how old they were. Used for Air Sea Rescue. They just recently retired the SAR unit here. One Helo stayed for display, the others went to New River, NC I think are are still being used. Blades, who used to post here, checked with the Air Station and sure enough, one of those helos was the same one he flew in Nam. Hull numbers matched. Marine Corps gets and uses a bunch of old stuff.

Pack