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Helicopter Units
- U.S. Army helicopter units
- Americal
Division Under the Southern Cross
- DUSTOFF The DUSTOFF call sign was acquired by the 57th
Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) in January, 1964,
ironically and quite appropriately/proudly, by way of medical
necessity
- DMZ DUSTOFF 237th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance)
- Vietnam Dustoff
Association PURPOSE: The Vietnam Dustoff Association
has been created as a non-profit organization to promote the
camaraderie and history of those who served in helicopter
aero-medical units in Vietnam
- HHC 1st
Aviation Brigade Long Binh and Saigon, Vietnam 1966-1973
1st CAV Div
Armed Falcons
- 1st Brigade - 1st
Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Flying Circus The
"Flying Circus" was best known for its SCOUT section; but the
Circus also flew Command & Control, Ash and Trash, Medivac and
anything else the 1st Brigade needed at any given time.
- 1st Aviation
Detachment 1st CAV Guns-A-Go-Go Originally
designated the 53rd Aviation Detachment, and nicknamed
"Guns-A-Go-Go" or "Go-Go Birds", this "test" unit of three
Armed/Armored CH-47 Chinooks (#64-13149 nicknamed "EASY MONEY",
#64-13151 nicknamed "STUMP JUMPER", and #64-13154 nicknamed
"BIRTH CONTROL" *the first A/ACH-47A built, #64-13145 remained
in the states for further testing at Edwards AFB*) were deployed
TDY for six months to Vietnam, 3 months at Vung Tau, and three
months at An Khe. During their evaluation period, the ACH-47's
destroyed every assigned target they engaged.
- 1st Infantry
Division The Big Red One
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4th Infantry
Divsion Aviation The
4th Aviation Battalion consisted of HHC (Headquarters Company),
"A" Company, the slicks and "B" Company, the guns. The divison
used many different types of airccraft during the years in Viet
Nam. OH-13, OH-6A, UH-1, and Cobras
- Bullwhip
Squadron Association 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, 1st Air
Cavalry Division
- Casper Aviation
Platoon Headquarters & Headquarters Company -
173d
Airborne Brigade (Sep)
- A Troop 1 Squadron 9th Calvery
The Headhunters
- B
Troop 1/9th Cav
- C Troop 1/9th
Cav 1 Cav Div This site is dedicated to the memory of those
brave men who gave the last measure of devotion to their country
and comrades while serving with Troop C, First Squadron,
Ninth Cavalry Regiment, First Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
- HHT 2/17th Cav
Headquarters & Headquarters Troop 2nd Squadron / 17th Cavalry
101st Airborne Division
- A Troop 2/17th Cav
Assault Alpha Troop 2nd Squadron/17th Cavalry
101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) Alumni Association
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B
Troop 2/17th Air Cav. Banshee B Troop 17th Cavalry
and B Troop 2nd Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division. If you served with B Troop at Fort Campbell prior to
1968 or after 1972, Fort Hood 1968 - 1969, Republic of Vietnam
1968 - 1972, this web site is for, and about, you.
- A
Troop 3/17th Cav Silver Spurs Nice looking pages
- Additional site
A Troop
3/17th Cav Silver Spurs Very Nice looking
pages
- C Troop 3/17th
Cav D TROOP 3RD SQUADRON, 5TH CAVALRY REGIMENT
"AIR CAVALRY" Predestinated C Troop 3rd Squadron, 17th Air
Cavalry Regiment
After January 31, 1971
- additional site for
C Troop 3/17th
Cav "TAKING FIRE TAKING FIRE!!!"
D-TROOP 3RD OF THE 5TH & C-TROOP 3RD OF THE 17TH AIR CAVALRY
IN VIETNAM
- 3/17th Cav Association
- 7th Squardron
17th Cavalry Regiment (Air). Ruthless Riders The
History of the 7th Armored Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry, 1967 -
1968
Additional site
7th
Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Air) Ruthless Riders
Here is where we remember and discuss those Vietnam years and
try to understand what happened to our families and us. This
private forum is for our members who served with us in Vietnam
and their families
- B
Troop 7/17th Cav. Ruthless Riders
- A Battery 4th Battalion 77th Field Artillery (Aerial Rocket)
101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) Dragons
Helicopter Pilots of A Battery, 4th Battalion, 77th Field
Artillery (Aerial Rocket), 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
UNITED STATES ARMY who served in The Republic of Vietnam from
December 1968 thru January 1972
- A Company 101st
Aviation Winged Warriors AHC (1962-1966) Thunderbirds
AHC (1962-1966) Alpha Eagles AHB (1967-1969) F Troop 2/17th
Cavalry (1969-1970) Comancheros AHB (1969-1987) Comancheros, A
4/101 AVN Regt. (1987-Present)
B Company 101st
Aviation Kingsmen
- C Company 101st
Aviation Black Widows
- B Company 123rd
Aviation Battalion WarlordsThough classified as an "Aeroscout"
organization with limited equipment and personnel, our mission
tactics were more closely aligned with Air Cavalry units. One
aspect of our mission clearly set us apart from any other
organization in Army history, that tactic was the "snatch". The
"snatch" consisted of "Skeeter", the scout aircraft, locating
equipment and personnel for intel assessment. The "Slick", a
UH-1D or H model, would land under cover of the "Guns", and a
small contingent of "Animals", an infantry squad, would locate
and return with either personnel or the equipment. The "Snatch"
was returned to Chu Lai for the intel assessment.
A Company
158th Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division Ghost Riders
Dedicated to the exploits of members of A Company (Assault
Helicopter), 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter)
(Airmobile), Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
From 1968 to 1972 During the Viet Nam War
- B Company 158th
Combat
- Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division
Lancer
- C Company 158th
Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division
Phoenix
- B Company
159th Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division Varsity
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- A
Company 227th Aviation 1st Cavalry Division Chickenman
- B Company 227th Aviation
1st Cavalry Division
- C Company
227th AHB 1st Cav 1966-67 Memorial
- B & C Companies 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion
- D
Company 229th Aviation 1st Cavalry Division Smiling
Tigers Association I have dedicated this site to the members
of D Company 229th, 571st Transportation Detachment, F Troop
1/9th Cavalry, and D Troop 229th AHB
- D Troop
1st Squadron 10th Cavalry This web site is dedicated to all
the troopers who served with D Troop 1-10 Cav in Vietnam. One
thing I learned while serving with D Troop was that one person
can't do it alone, it takes a team
- D Troop 1st Squadron 1st
Air Cavalry 101st Airborne In remembrance of those who
served in the Vietnam war, this site is intended to bring back
thoughts of good times during the war and re-kindle the fond
memories of friends and comrades. Even though many links refer
to personal experiences of veterans and highlight historical
facts about the Vietnam era as well as WWI, WWII, Korea, Desert
Storm and other U.S. conflicts, the intent is to honor and
respect all who served.
- D Troop (AIR) 1st
Squadron 4th Cavalry 1st Infantry Division Darkhorse
D Troop (AIR) 3rd Squadron
4th Cavalry 25th Infantry Division Centaur D
TROOP (AIR), 3RD SQUADRON, 4TH UNITED STATES CAVALRY
D Troop was as an integral (TOE) part of the 3rd Squadron, 4th
United States Cavalry, the 25th Infantry Division Armored
Reconnaissance Squadron. D Troop was based at Cu Chi, the
Division and Squadron HQ base. Most of the D Troop's operations
were independent of the Squadron but the Troop would at times
participate in Squadron operations within the Division Area of
Operations in III Corps, west and northwest of Saigon
- D Troop 3/5th
Cav
- additional site for
D Troop 3/5th
Cav
- E/82nd Artillery
1st Cav Div
- F Troop (AIR) 4th Cavalry
Centaur When the Armored Cavalry Squadron left Vietnam
with the 25th Infantry Division, the Air Cavalry Troop remained
in-country. D Troop was re-designated F Troop (Air), 4th Cavalry
Regiment on 10 February 1971 as a separate Air Cavalry Troop,
retaining the CENTAURS unit call sign and logo.
F Troop CENTAURS initially flew in Support of the Second
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, that remained in Vietnam when
the Division returned to Hawaii. F Troop was later assigned at
various times to the 11th Aviation Group and the 12th Aviation
Group, flying in support of South Vietnamese military units. The
Troop operated in multiple locations in South Vietnam including
places that some of us Cu Chi based D Troop veterans would have
absolutely no interest going without the rest of the Squadron. I
can tell you from personal experience that 'If you just gotta'
get shot down' there is nothing wrong doing it while supporting
one of the Armored Cavalry Troops in your own Squadron.
F Troop continued to accumulate individual and unit honors while
operating as an independent Air Cavalry Troop and was one of the
last U.S. Army units to depart Vietnam - standing down on 26
February 1973.
F trp. 8th Cav.
Blueghost Green Troop F, 8th Cavalry, "BLUEGHOST"
served in Vietnam from 1 April 1968, until February 26, 1973.
Initially organized October 27, 1866 as Company F, 8th Cavalry
regiment, the troop was reactivated in Vietnam using assets of
Troop C, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry and was assigned to the
Americal (23d Inf.) Division to provide aerial reconnaissance
for the division
- Alternative site F
trp. 8th Cav. Blueghost
- H 10th Cav.
- A/377 ARTY 101 ABN
- 2/20 ARA 1
CAV & F/79 CAV BlueMax
- 15th
Medical Battalion MEDEVAC GROUP
- 25th Aviation Battalion
Little Bears and Diamondheads
- 31st
Transportation (CH-34) Company and 138th Transportation
Detachment
- 48th Assault Helicopter
Company Bluestars and Jokers Phan
Rang Tuy Hoa
Ninh Hoa Dong Ha Marble Mountain
- 52nd and
119th Camp Holloway
- 52nd Combat Aviation
Battalion Flying Dragons This page is dedicated to
the soldiers of the 52D Combat Aviation Battalion and all those
who were stationed at Camp Holloway, who never came home
- 57th Assault
Helicopter Company Gladiators Slicks and Cougar Guns
- 62nd Corps Aviation
Company Royal Coachman
- 61st Assault
Helicopter Company Lucky Stars and StarBlazers
- 68th Assault
Helicopter Company Top Tigers and Mustangs
- Additional site 68th
Assault Helicopter Company Photos
- 71st Assault
Helicopter Company Rattler and Firebirds This is
the home page of the Rattlers and Firebirds of Company A/501st
Aviation Battalion, 71st Assault Helicopter Company, 151st
Transportation Detachment, and the 94th Signal Detachment. We
served in Vietnam from 1964 until 1971, moving from our original
base at Bien Hoa to Chu Lai in 1967.
- 82nd
Medical Detachment DUSTOFF
- 92nd Assault Helicopter
Company Stallions and Sidekicks The 92nd Aviation
Company was reactivated at Ft. Carson, Colorado on February 1,
1967 in accordance with General Orders 31, Headquarters, Fifth
United States Army, Chicago, Illinois, dated January 25, 1967.
The unit consisted of two (2) Airlift Platoons equipped with new
UH-1H helicopters and one (1) Gunship Platoon equipped with new
UH-1C helicopters. In addition, the unit headquarters was
staffed to provide administrative, supply, mess, motor pool, and
flight operations functions. The 617th TC Detachment and the
732nd Signal Detachment were attached to provide Aircraft and
Avionic Maintenance. After extensive training for combat and
support missions, the unit's equipment was prepared for shipment
and the main body departed for Vietnam on November 2, 1967. The
advance party arrived at Dong Ba Thin on November 15, 1967 and
the main body arrived at Cam Rahn Bay on Thanksgiving Day,
November 23, 1967 and was transported, by road, to Dong Ba Thin.
This was to be the unit's base camp and home until deactivated
in December 1971. On the morning of November 26, 1967 all pilots
were flown by CH-47 "Chinooks" to Vung Tau. to pick up the
UH-1H's which had been shipped aboard the USNS Kula Gulf. The
pilots logged their first in-country flight time during the 2
1/2 hour flight to DBT.. The unit was redesignated as the 92nd
Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) and the call signs Stallion
(Slicks) and Sidekick (Guns) became official prior to conducting
the unit's first missions on December 12, 1967.
- 101st Airborne
Division Association Screaming Eagles
VERY NICE PAGES
- 114th
Aviation Company Knights of the Air The "Knights of
the Air" consisted of four combat ready flight platoons. The
White Knights, Red Knights, Cobra's and Lancers who were in
operation only in 1966-1967. In addition, there was The Gold
Knight "The Commander" and our Blue Knights "Road Service".
The company was based at Vinh Long Air Field, Republic of South
Vietnam from May 1963 to February 1972. During the nine years in
Vietnam, the 114th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) participated
in 16 combat campaigns and was presented with 8 unit citations.
After departing the Republic of South Vietnam in February 1972,
the 114th Aviation Company was assigned to the Panama Canal Zone
where it served with distinction. The 114th was deactivated at
Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone in October 1987.
This site is dedicated to those "KNIGHTS", both Pilots and
Crewmen, who did not return home.
116th Assault Helicopter
Company Stingers and Hornets
- 117th Assault
Helicopter Company Beachbum The 117th AHC was
formed from the 8th TRANSPORTATION COMPANY and had these
Detachments assigned to it. 130th MEDICAL DETACHMENT 140th
TRANS. DET. (CHFM)
125th ATC (Air Traffic Control) 256th SIGNAL DETACHMENT and
Gunners from the 25th Inf. Shotgun Program who were TDY to the
117th.
- Additional site
117th
Assault Helicopter Company Beachbum (in
construction)
- 118th Assault Helicopter
Company Thunderbirds and Bandits On 7 June 1963 the
118th Aviation Company(AML) was constituted in the Regular Army
by AGAO-O (23 Jul 63). Then, on 25 June 1963, General Order 236,
HQ, US Army, Pacific, activated the 118th Aviation Company (AML)
as one of the two helicopter units comprising the 145th Aviation
Battalion(the other being the UTT).
Rising like a phoenix from the deactivated 33rd Transportation
Company(Light Helicopter) which had arrived in Vietnam during
the autumn of 1962 aboard the USNS Croatan from Ft. Ord, CA, the
118th "Thunderbirds" immediately began to typify their
motto...."IT SHALL BE DONE".
Fully operational as an assault helicopter company in July 1963,
the Thunderbirds chalked up an impressive record of combat
assaults during their first month of operation, without the
benefit of an armed helicopter platoon. Flying dual rotor
CH-21's, the pilots and crews had to resort to the use of
personal sidearms when assaulting a hostile LZ. One of the
Thunderbirds' first confirmed Viet Cong kills was reported to
have been when a door gunner shot from the aircraft's landing
gear with his pistol.
With the replacement of the CH-21 with the UH-1B helicopter in
Sep 1963, the armed 3rd Platoon "Bandits" was created. During
Nov 1963, the Bandits were credited with more than 150 enemy
kills, a record not surpassed until the large build-up of
American troops in 1965.
Organized for heliborne operations over the myriad terrain
features of the III Corps area, the 118th was the model for the
assault helicopter unit concept that would follow in another two
years. The Thunderbirds were so highly regarded by the
commanders of other helicopter units that they were constantly
training crew members of the new units that began pouring into
Vietnam.
Known as the"First of the Assault Helicopter Companies", the
118th actively participated in every major battle and operation
in III Corps, distinguishing itself in the early years in the
Battle of Dong Xoai, Operations Attleboro, Cedar Falls, and
Junction City.
The measure of a helicopter unit, like the measure of any
fighting group, is in the measure of its fighting men. Among the
greatest claims of the Thunderbirds and their reputation as a
fighting unit was they were the first to arrive and the last to
leave because....."IT SHALL BE DONE!"
Finally, after serving in the Republic of Vietnam beginning 17
Sept 1962 the 118th Assault Helicopter Company was inactivated
on 31 Aug 1971 by USARPAC General Order 458, dtd 25 Aug 71. The
Thunderbirds had served in combat with great honor and
distinction for almost 9 years! (The 118th was re-activated
again on 21 Dec 1972 in Hawaii)
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119th
Assault Helicopter Company Gators and Crocs The
119th Aviation Company was organized under TO&E1-77G,dated 10
November 1965. The company consists of a Company Headquarters,
two Airlift (Slicks)Platoons, one Armed Escort (Gun) Platoon, a
Service Platoon, and the following detachments: 545th
Transportation Detachment (CHFM) 70th Signal Detachment
(Avionics) 94th Medical Detachment The Company opperates
and maintains a total of 21 UH-1D(Slick) helicopters and 8 UH-1C
(gunship) helicopters
- 120th Aviation Company
and Attached Units 1964-1965 Home of the Deans
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- 121st
Assault Helicopter Company Vikings and Tigers
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128th
Assault Helicopter Company Tomahawk and Gunslingers
- 129th Assault Helicopter
Company Bulldogs and Cobras
- 134th
Assault Helicopter Company Demons and Devils
- 135th Assault Helicopter
Company EMUs and Taipans The 135th Assault Helicopter
Company was organized at Fort Hood, Texas on 1 February 1967. In
October 1967 the unit deployed to Vung Tau, Republic of Vietnam.
At the time of deployment, the Australian Government dispatched
a Navy Helicopter flight to Vietnam consisting of eleven
officers and thirty-six enlisted men. The Australian flight was
assigned to the 135th, and the
unit became known as an "Experimental Military Unit", or EMU for
short.
The unit's first roll in Vietnam was to support the Royal
Australian Task Force and other free-world units working in III
and IV Corps. To facilitate operations, the 135th moved to
Blackhorse in December 1967 and then to Bear Cat in November
1968. Working as part of the 214th CAB and 222nd CAB, the EMU's
wrought devastation on the Viet Cong from the southern edges of
the U Minh Forest to the Bamboo of Bu Dop and east to the
boundaries of II Corps. On 8 September 1970, the EMU's moved
again,
this time to Dong Tam, supporting strictly Vietnamese Army units
in the Delta. As other Aviation units in the Delta deactivated,
the only US/Australian helicopter unit in existence took up the
slack. The 135th daily flew great distances from home station in
support of the war effort. As the only completely integrated
Multi-national Helicopter Company fighting in Viet Nam, the
EMU's developed pride and dedication to their motto, "GET THE
BLOODY JOB DONE". The gunship platoon (TAIPANS) adopted their
own motto, In 1971, The EMU's moved to Di An. In June 1971, the
Royal Australian Navy portion of the 135th deactivated and was
replaced by US personnel. The 135th continued to carry out their
mission as well as the traditions of the EMU's.The EMU's flew
their final mission, a combat assault in support of the25th ARVN
Division in Tay Ninh, on 20 January 1972.Stand-down operations
began the following day.
additional site
EMU Inc.
Preserving the History of the 135th AHC
- 145th
Combat Aviation Battalion First in Vietnam
- 147th Assault
Support Helicopter Company Hillclimbers...
- 155th
Assault Helicopter Company Falcons & Stagecoach
- 161th Assault Helicopter
Company
- 162th Assault Helicopter
Company Copperheads & Vultures The 162nd Aviation
Company (AML), later the 162nd Assault Helicopter Company, was
one of the earlier aviation companies to arrive in Vietnam after
the ground troop build up began in 1965. The company
subsequently built a sterling record as an assault helicopter
unit.
- 165-HMM
(Helicopters, Marine Medium (Squadron)-165)White Knights
- 170th Assault Helicopter
Company Bikinis and Buccaneers Awesome site -
also my pages with info for 170th and
170 KIA MIA
- 173rd Assault
Helicopter Company Robin Hoods and Crossbows (on my
pages)
- 174th Assault
Helicopter Company Dolphins and Sharks formed
at Ft. Benning, GA in 1965 and deployed all personnel and
equipment to Vietnam by U.S. Navy ships in 1966, landing at the
Vietnamese port at the city of Qui Nhon. The unit's three
primary "homes" in Vietnam were Lane Army Heliport near Qui Nhon
(1966; II-Corps), Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province (1967-1970;
I-Corps), and Chu Lai, basecamp for the Americal Division (1971;
also I-Corps). The 174th flew various models of the UH-1 "Huey"
helicopter. The unit served long and proud in Vietnam and saw
much combat action in the rice paddies and mountains in the
northern half of South Vietnam from 1966 until 1971, and in Laos
during Operation Lam Son 719 in 1971. Within these pages we've
included many pictures and much information about the people,
places, and things the 174th experienced. This home page is
dedicated to those Dolphins and Sharks, both pilots and enlisted
crewmembers--brave men all--who did not return.
- 175th Assault
Helicopter Company Outlaws & Mavericks 13TH
COMBAT AVIATION BATTALION UNITED STATES ARMY, REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM
UNITED STATES ARMY, RYUKYU ISLANDS UNITED STATES ARMY, PACIFIC
additional site
175th
Assault Helicopter Company Mavericks
- 176TH Assault
Helicopter Company Minuteman/Muskets From Fort
Benning Georgia, to Phu Hiep, Duc Pho, Chu Lai, Republic of
Vietnam.
Although not assigned OPCON to the 101st Division along with the
14th CAB during Lam Son 719, the 176th AHC provided aircraft and
crews based in Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam, during the
insertion and extraction of ARVN units in Savannakhet Province,
Laos
- 178th ASHC
and 400 TC Company The Boxcars The members of the
178th ASHC operated and maintained the Boeing Vertol CH-47
Chinook medium lift helicopter in the Republic of Vietnam from
1966 until 1972. This site is dedicated to the men who served in
the Boxcars and especially those who lost their lives in service
their country
- 179th ASHC
Shrimpboats
- 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company Big Windy
- 187th Assault
Helicopter Company Crusaders
- 188th AHC and C/101
Black Widows and Spiders Dedicated to the men who
served with the Black Widows and Spiders in Vietnam From
November 1966 through February 1972. 188th Assault Helicopter
Company “Black Widows” Motto: AIM HIGH “Spiders” gun platoon
Motto: Guns Up 603rd Transportation Company Detachment “Widow
Menders” 154th Medical Detachment 4th Signal Detachment
(Avionics) C Company 101st Aviation Battalion “Black Widows”
516th Avionics The Black Widows were assigned to the
followingBattalion’s during the Vietnam War
269th Combat Aviation Battalion “BLACK BARONS”
308TH Combat Aviation Battalion “BLACK ADLER”
101ST Aviation Battalion “WINGS OF THE EAGLE”
- 189th Assault
Helicopter Company Ghost Riders and Avengers THIS PAGE
IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE 189th ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY
THE 6th SIGNAL DETACHMENT THE 519th MEDICAL DETACHMENT 604th
TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT
- 191st Assault Helicopter
Company Boomerangs and Bounty Hunters
"Boomerangs Always Come Back"
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192nd
Assault Helicopter Company Polecats and Tigersharks
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195th AHC 2nd Airlift Platoon
Ghost Riders This site is dedicated to all those who
flew with the 195th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) in the
Repubic of Vietnam. Membership will be extended to all who
served with the 195th. Membership may also be extended to
MACVSOG CCS and Company F, 51st LRP (Abn) Infantry. This site is
administered by the 2nd Airlift Platoon Ghost Riders.
- 200th Assault Support
Helicopter Company Pachyderms
THE PACHYDERM WEB SITE REPRESENTING THE ORIGINAL PACHYDERMS OF
THE 200TH ASSAULT SUPPORT HELICOPTER COMPANY / 611th TCD BASED
AT BEARCAT, VIETNAM, THE 159TH PACHYDERMS IN VIETNAM, AND THE
NEW PACHYDERMS OF THE A/7-101 AVN. REGT.
- 205th Aviation
Company Geronimos
- 213th
Assault Support Helicopter Company Blackcats the
official 213th Assault Support Helicopter Company Black Cat
Alumni Association - a Non-Profit organization whose purpose is
to provide brotherhood and remembrance of the Vietnam Veterans
that never returned.
- 227th Assault
Helicopter Battalion 1st CAV 228th ASHB was the 1st Cavalry
Division's Chinook Battalion. The Bn had three companies of
CH-47 aircraft. Each company had 16 "Hooks." The Battalion
Headquarters (HHC) had a UH-1D/H "Slick" and one OH-6A "Loach."
Guns-A-Go-Go was originally the 53rd Aviation Detachment and
became the 1st Aviation Detachment when it was assigned to the
1st Cavalry Division in November 1966
- 228th ASHB
and Guns-A-Go-Go Winged Warrior
- 238th Aerial Weapons
Company - Gunrunners
- 240th Assault Helicopter Company
Greyhounds, Maddogs and
Kennel Keepers
Additional site
LZ of
the 240th AHC
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242nd
Assault Support Helicopter Company Muleskinners The
Unit Crest for the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter company
depicts a mule with two rotor heads strapped to its back, and
the word "Muleskinner" inscribed above it.
Additional site 242 ASHC
Muleskinners
- 243rd Assault
Support Helicopter Company Freight Train
- 281st Assault
Helicopter Company Intruders, Rat Pack, Bandits, Wolf
Pack The 281st Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) "Intruders"
was stationed at Nha Trang, Republic of Vietnam 1965-1970. It
was originally attached to the 5th Special Forces Group and was
situated inside the Special Forces Operating Base (SFOB). The
281st AHC was the first US Army Helicopter Company organized and
trained as a Special Operations Aviation unit in the Republic of
Vietnam. It was placed under Operational Control (OPCON) of 5th
Special Forces Group (ABN), Detachment B-52, Project Delta, a
Special Operations unit that conducted Strategic Reconnaissance
and other clandestine operations throughout the country of South
Vietnam. The 281st trained with and supported the Military
Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) RECONDO Training Center in Nha
Trang and in its later years provided support for all Major
Commands (MACOMs) within the II Corps Tactical Zone.
- additional site 281st
Assault Helicopter Company Intruders
- 282nd
Assault Helicopter Company Blackcat Several years
ago we started looking for men who served in Vietnam with the
282nd Assault Helicopter Company to reunite old buddies and make
new friends. We have located over 450 and they now comprise The
Veterans of the 282nd AHC (Black Cat Association). They range
from CO to KP, LTC to PVT, and have tour dates from 1966 to
1972.
- 335th Assault
Helicopter Company (A/82 in 1965) Cowboys, Falcons and
Caspers The combat helicopter units serving in South
Vietnam know as the Cowboys were U.S. Army aviators of A
Company, 82d Aviation Battalion, 173d Aviation Platoon (Casper),
and the 335th Assault Helicopter Company. The three Cowboy UH-1
"Huey" flight platoons; Ramrods, Mustangs, and Falcons were
based in several locations throughout South Vietnam from 1965
until the end of the war and was officially disbanded in 1976.
- 336th Assault
Helicopter Company Warriors and T-Birds
- 361st
Aerial Weapons Company Pink Panthers 361st AERIAL
WEAPONS COMPANY (AWC) 361st AVIATION COMPANY (ESCORT) CAMP
HOLLOWAY, PLEIKU, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 1968 - 1972
- 362nd Aviation Company
Fly United The Last Chinook Unit in Viet Nam
- U.S. Marine Corps helicopter units
- both have lots of links
- U.S. Navy helicopter units
- HA(L)-3
Seawolves The Seawolf Association is looking for any
personnel who were attached to HA(L)-3, HC-1, or FASU Binh Thuy
- Seadevils of
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven (HC-7) Helicopter
Combat Support Squadron SEVEN served the Navy and the United
States faithfully and honorably for seven years and ten months
in the war to preserve the independence of the Republic of
Vietnam. From North Sar (20N 107E) to South Sar (19N 106E)
supporting the fleet aboard a variety of ships, from Combat to
Supply Ships. In these pages you can learn about the squadron's
participation in that war and the contributions of its officers
and men.
- U.S. Air Force helicopter units
- this is a really nice page
- South Vietnam helicopter units
- VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force)
was the air force of the Republic of South Vietnam.
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