RGS Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Hi guys, Wondering if anyone here might have some good photo reference of Army Hueys operated in the U.S. during the 1960s and '70s (single-engine, long-body; pre-WSPS, IPS, RWR, NVG etc.). Anything along the lines of the following would be very much appreciated: National Guard (utility config. rather than medevac, some door text/artwork as in attached image preferable) Hi-vis red/white scheme (as used in Alaska) VIP (Continental Army Command, presidential support etc.) Both exterior and cockpit/cabin shots would be great if possible (of the same aircraft - even better!); tail number and/or any operational info also v. helpful. If any other examples come to mind that you feel define U.S. domestic ops of this period (as regards UH-1H/D), please share! Have uploaded some low-res images as examples. Cheers, Robert (regarding the last 2 images; as I understand it Strike Command became Readiness Command in 1972, is it likely that 12997, or a similar-looking/configured a/c, would have received the same paint scheme as in the bottom pic?) Edited February 22, 2018 by RGS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieUH-1H Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 20 minutes ago, RGS said: Hi guys, Wondering if anyone here might have some good photo reference of Army Hueys operated in the U.S. during the 1960s and '70s (single-engine, long-body; pre- WSPS, IPS, RWR, NVG etc.). Anything along the lines of the following would be very much appreciated: National Guard (utility config. rather than medevac, some door text/artwork as in attached image preferable) Hi-vis red/white scheme (as used in Alaska) VIP (Continental Army Command, presidential support etc.) Both exterior and cockpit/cabin shots would be great if possible (of the same aircraft - even better!); tail number and/or any operational info also v. helpful. If any other examples come to mind that you feel define U.S. domestic ops of this period (as regards UH-1H/D), please share! Cheers, Robert (would have uploaded more pics, but difficult with 0.1 MB limit) Please use https://postimages.org/ easy and not a crap like photobucket Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RGS Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 10 hours ago, CharlieUH-1H said: Please use https://postimages.org/ easy and not a crap like photobucket Thanks for the tip, Charlie. Original post updated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Sorry Robert, I have no pics for you, merely thanking you for your pictures. I had never seen good images of a VIP- interior on Hueys, nice pics! Gertjan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieUH-1H Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 6 hours ago, RGS said: Thanks for the tip, Charlie. Original post updated. anytime my friend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RGS Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 22/02/2018 at 10:17 AM, GeejeeZ said: Sorry Robert, I have no pics for you, merely thanking you for your pictures. I had never seen good images of a VIP- interior on Hueys, nice pics! Gertjan Yup, neither had I until recently. They are from the book "UH-1 Huey In Action" by David Doyle. The two VIP interior images (Continental Army Command) are listed as coming from the National Archives, but I've not been able to find high res versions (or otherwise) online, nor a tail number for that matter. She was based at Fort Monroe, Virginia and the photos were taken in 1971. It's quite frustrating having bits and pieces, but not the whole picture, hence the purpose of this thread in trying to locate good images of both the exterior and interior (plus serial). Obviously that's not going too well so far though... Another prime example is 69-15605 (United States European Command). Whilst there are plenty of high quality exterior images of this particular aircraft, I've failed to find any of the cabin area and/or cockpit. There were a lot of white-tops in operation, but the Continental Army Command aircraft is the most luxurious I've come across to date. I wonder whether the UH-1D tasked with presidential support (image in OP) had a similar cabin, or possibly more like the one below: Speaking of which, I'm quite surprised at the lack of VH-1N interior images, but I'll leave it there for now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RGS Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Right, back on the subject of National Guard birds of the '60s and '70s. Since starting this topic I've located the following image on Facebook, which ties up with the NJANG aircraft pictured in the OP: The caption reads: "UH-1H 66-16161 NJARNG with a very non standard take off and on side door sign - NJ sent this aircraft to the DEARNG." I've also come across an IDARNG aircraft with similar text on the door, "IDAHO ARMY GUARD," but naturally no more images or info. Not sure as to the purpose of this removable door sign, or how non-standard it was. Am not dead set on this particular detail, was just looking for examples with something a little extra, at any rate, here are a couple more reference pics: I thought these aircraft were a pretty common sight in the U.S. and had hoped someone might have snapped a few photos, either at an airshow, or better still a of machine they worked with. Anyway - here's hoping! Cheers, Robert Edited February 27, 2018 by RGS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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