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Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: 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?
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Vulcan on August 16, 2004, 09:48:03 PM: ask Voss ;)
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: hawker238 on August 16, 2004, 10:15:40 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Vulcan
ask Voss ;)

Don't do this to every thread.....
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Swager on August 16, 2004, 11:21:00 PM: Why not? He may know!
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Coolridr 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.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Vulcan on August 16, 2004, 11:59:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by hawker238
Don't do this to every thread.....

Wasn't Voss a CIA Pilot in Air America?
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Fishu 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 :D

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
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Nefarious 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.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Dago on August 17, 2004, 12:45:47 AM: I believe a Marine UH-1 door gunner got a MIG in VN.

dago
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Dnil on August 17, 2004, 01:25:55 AM: http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_244.shtml

shows 2 by CIA hueys.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Nefarious on August 17, 2004, 01:50:15 AM: Good Link Dnil.

Crazy Spooks, wonder where they were at when they shot them down.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Nilsen 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
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Fishu 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 .
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Nilsen on August 17, 2004, 03:05:27 AM: fishu
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: SunTracker on August 17, 2004, 03:29:51 AM: Thanks for the link Dnil. Would be interesting to find out how they were shot down.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Furball on August 17, 2004, 05:26:02 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Fishu
We have one like that sitting at Malmi airport, near by where I live.
Theres also a real zeppelin :D

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

(http://www.fsnordic.net/discussion/attachments/IMG_3706_a72aa2.JPG)

I see they took lessons from the HiTech school of designing an airbase "thou shalt have large high objects at the end of the runway"
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Fishu on August 17, 2004, 05:40:11 AM: FSN doesnt allow direct image linking.

But I can imagine you mean the blob floating at the end of runway 09.
Theres two runways at Malmi, north/south and west/east :)
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: gofaster on August 17, 2004, 10:14:12 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Fishu
We have one like that sitting at Malmi airport, near by where I live.
Theres also a real zeppelin :D

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

This is a pretty cool picture from that site:

(http://www.fsnordic.net/discussion/attachments/IMG_3706_a72aa2.JPG)
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Fishu on August 17, 2004, 10:19:19 AM: gah.. people, try to already realise FSN doesnt support direct image linking :D

The forum has alot of various real life photos
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Tuomio on August 17, 2004, 12:36:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Fishu
The forum has alot of various real life photos

Damn, that Real Life has some nice graphics, where can i order one? However those runway textures could use a little tweaking.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: gofaster on August 17, 2004, 12:47:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Fishu
gah.. people, try to already realise FSN doesnt support direct image linking :D

The forum has alot of various real life photos

It worked when I first posted it.

Sorry. The photo is of a small airplane landing. The camera is behind it, but up high, maybe in a tree?
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Rafe35 on August 17, 2004, 03:30:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nefarious
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.
Hmmm.....How did you know that A-1 Skyraiders claimed MiG-17s? Seem that I almost don't believe you :P
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: SunTracker on August 17, 2004, 04:57:50 PM: I know one A-1 killed a Mig-17 when the mig got slow and tried to out turn the A-1.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Dnil on August 17, 2004, 07:59:10 PM: http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_243.shtml

Lists 2 A-1 kills.
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Swarmed on August 17, 2004, 10:50:34 PM: This one happens to be my fav...the proxy kill.:aok

6Oct72 34/388 TFW F-4E C. Barton G. Watson Maneuver J-6
Title: UH-1 kills in Vietnam
Post by: Rafe35 on August 17, 2004, 11:19:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Dnil
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_243.shtml

Lists 2 A-1 kills.
Thanks, Dnil and I have no idea that A-1 can shot down MiG-17 because I always thought Skyraider is the slowest Attacker than any F4U-6/AU-1 and others attacker aircrafts.