As Saigon fell in April 1975, a desperate South Vietnamese pilot faced an impossible choice. With his wife and children ...

A historical look at aviation tactics during the Vietnam War, explaining why helicopter pilots placed their body armor on their seats to protect themselves from ground fire penetrating the thin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Army helicopter pilot from Texas recalls his dangerous flying missions during the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War has been referred to as “America's Helicopter War." At peak strength, the U.S. Army reported that nearly 3,000 helicopters were in use in Vietnam, and many - like the Hueys and ...

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