Author Topic: Vietnam Question.... (Read 514 times)

Hawklore · « **on:** May 17, 2006, 08:14:53 PM »

Ok, heres something thats got my brain spinning..

My dad seems to think that the P-3 Orion was one of the aircraft that were deemed, low slow and reliable.

Wasn't it the U-1 Oscar that were deemed that?

And what unit had the patch that has Low Slow and Reliable on it?

Shaky · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2006, 08:27:52 PM »

Check this link......

223rd Combat Support Aviation Battalion

The 18th was the first fixed wing company in Viet Nam - arrived in Nha Trang, Vietnam March 1962 and was part of the 14th Battalion; it remained in country until 1971. A unique attribute of the Otter airplane was its ability to glide long distances very quietly. It’s planes flew the entire length of the country. There were few aircraft that could do this as well as the U-1 single engine Otter and during the "secret" invasion of Cambodia they were on standby several times to fly night missions of this type.

Looks like they flew Dehavelland (sp) Otters and Beavers.

Hawklore · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2006, 08:31:53 PM »

Now, as far as I know.. These U1's didn't have door gunners, correct?

My dad seems to think that they do..

Shaky · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2006, 08:35:28 PM »

Not unless yuo leaned out the window with a Colt 1911

Hawklore · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2006, 08:42:40 PM »

thought not..

So I guess this guy coverd up his vietnam return story pretty well..

Shaky · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2006, 09:07:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Hawklore
thought not..

So I guess this guy coverd up his vietnam return story pretty well..

eh? Gotta fake vet?

MrBill · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:00:16 PM »

Sounds like someone has the the Bell Model 204 HU-1 Iroquois (huey) mixed up with the Otter U-1, light transport.

Hangtime · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:28:00 PM »

bzzzzrt.

yer both wrong.

UH-1D's. although spelled that way in the paperwork, we called 'em 'huey' and without a door gun; they wuz called 'slicks'.

Shaky · « **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:51:18 PM »

Eh? Never mentioned helicopters, we wuz talking fixed wing..ya know, zoomie stuff.

Hangtime · « **Reply #9 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:56:24 PM »

Oh.

Nevermind.

MrBill · « **Reply #10 on:** May 17, 2006, 11:20:54 PM »

Ummmm ... well ... the UH-1D was a model 205 (first action in 1964) but the nickname, huey, came from the model 204 HU-1, 1959 to 1962, and the nick stuck all the way through the model 205 UH-1H (which became the standard "dustoff") and had the largest production run of all the bell models.

But I would like to hear the story of how they became known as "slicks".

hehehe!

Shaky · « **Reply #11 on:** May 17, 2006, 11:34:01 PM »

Slicks didn't have guns or launchers hanging off the side, so they were "slick".

Hangtime · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2006, 01:21:12 AM »

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Originally posted by MrBill
Ummmm ... well ... the UH-1D was a model 205 (first action in 1964) but the nickname, huey, came from the model 204 HU-1, 1959 to 1962, and the nick stuck all the way through the model 205 UH-1H (which became the standard "dustoff") and had the largest production run of all the bell models.

But I would like to hear the story of how they became known as "slicks". hehehe!

The 'H' had a stretched fuseleage, 2 door mounted M-60's. And a bigger boneshaker. I never saw one till years after the war. All I saw was D's.

texace · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2006, 05:37:37 AM »

Yer older than I thought, Hang.

SKBG Seadog · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2006, 07:29:52 AM »

P-3 Orion was used by the Navy for ASW missions and a few Electronic Intel Ops. It is still used today.