First introduced during the Vietnam War, the original Bell AH-1 Cobra became one of the world’s first true attack helicopters ...

The U.S. Forestry Service has retired its Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopters used for the aerial supervision of firefighting operations. The Firewatch Cobra Program used a pair of Vietnam-era AH-1F Cobra ...

As the conflict in Vietnam raged, the UH-1 Huey was modified into a gunship, but the ubiquitous helicopter was slow and underpowered at times, thus prompting the need for a dedicated attack aircraft.

At the show the Royal Bahraini Air Force is taking the opportunity to show off its helicopter types, including examples of the Agusta Bell AB212 (the Huey of Vietnam war fame), the MBB Bo 105, the new ...

The call came over the radio on the Cobra attack helicopter: Return to base to resupply. The gunship’s ammunition was almost exhausted. Fuel was running low. The Cobra’s commander, Lieutenant Larry ...

While at work (I work in a high rise in downtown LA) I occasionally hear the rumble of helicopters. This isn't unusual since corporate helicopters often ferry executives about. However, the ...

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Decorated with shark-like eyes and teeth, a Cobra gunship looms on a pedestal outside of American Legion Post 1376 in New Hartford. The chopper's been modified from what it was in the early part of ...