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Vietnam era HUEY with Toilet bowl or Anti strella


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Probably one of the dumbest question I have ever ask

but looking on the internet I cant find a single picture of a late Vietnam era Huey with toilet bowl, I dont know if they ever wear the toilet bowl 

 

anyone with info, link or picture of this? please post them here 

 

Thanks

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Anti-Strella mods were standard on the NUH-1B TOW B models. Common for VNAF as well as Joint Commision Hueys with the various colored stripes. 

 

H Troop 17th CAV in 1972, image Bob Hesselbein, Undertaker 27

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D Troop 17th CAV, 1972 all Images Rich Neely and show D Troops Nighthawk

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F Troop 4th CAV Centaurs, All images Brian Harrison

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F Troop, 4th CAV image Wayne Moose 1972

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Edited by snake36bravo
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There were a few other threads posted here on this subject, they are worth checking out.  As noted above, these were fitted to most US Huey's that were still in-country in 72.    Also, as shown in the pic above, OH-6A's were fitted with a pretty unique suppressors as well (not the same kind fitted to later AH-6C's).

 

What I'm curious about is the blank paintwork applied to multiple UH-1H's and Cobras along with the toilet bowl mods.   

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It seems unlikely that this was just custom paintwork by a bored crew chief since it's identical to what was painted on other Hueys and some Cobras.    My only guess is that this was some sort of early low-IR reflective paint.   I'd love to get more info.

 

With regard to Hueys, keep in mind that many of those late helos has the windowless jump door fitted. 

 

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