Author Topic: UH-1 kills in Vietnam (Read 1292 times)

SunTracker · « **on:** August 16, 2004, 09:16:58 PM »

Just read that UH-1s downed two AN-2s during the Vietnam War. Can anyone tell me more about this?

Vulcan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2004, 09:48:03 PM »

ask Voss

hawker238 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:15:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Vulcan
ask Voss

Don't do this to every thread.....

Swager · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:21:00 PM »

Why not? He may know!

Coolridr · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:25:02 PM »

AN-2 not a fighter..or very fast as far as I know...a door gunner could take one out if he got lucky.

Vulcan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:59:49 PM »

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Originally posted by hawker238
Don't do this to every thread.....

Wasn't Voss a CIA Pilot in Air America?

Fishu · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2004, 12:15:39 AM »

We have one like that sitting at Malmi airport, near by where I live.
Theres also a real zeppelin

The Zeppelin and AN-2: http://www.fsnordic.net/discussion/index.php?board=58;action=display;threadid=27883
The Zeppelin in depth: http://www.fsnordic.net/discussion/index.php?board=58;action=display;threadid=26574

Nefarious · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2004, 12:37:11 AM »

I did some searching...

Could find nothing on google. But I do remember hearing about AH-1 Cobra's, not UH-1 Hueys, downing some Colts near the end of American Invlovment.

I know for certain that A-1 Skyraiders claimed MiG17's in combat at least three times during the war, Its quite possible they shot down a AN2 down in Laos or N.Vietnam on a Rescue Mission.

Dago · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2004, 12:45:47 AM »

I believe a Marine UH-1 door gunner got a MIG in VN.

dago

Dnil · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2004, 01:25:55 AM »

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_244.shtml

shows 2 by CIA hueys.

Nefarious · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2004, 01:50:15 AM »

Good Link Dnil.

Crazy Spooks, wonder where they were at when they shot them down.

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2004, 02:07:27 AM »

on a sidenote i belive that discovery channel claimed that the AN-2 is the most reliable aircraft ever made. I dunno

Fishu · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2004, 02:30:31 AM »

Apparently it's credited to be robust and reliable due to it's capability to reliably operate under severe weather conditions, like artic.

However Discovery Channel is very keen to mark things "most " when something simply claims was .

Nilsen · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2004, 03:05:27 AM »

fishu

SunTracker · « **Reply #14 on:** August 17, 2004, 03:29:51 AM »

Thanks for the link Dnil. Would be interesting to find out how they were shot down.