Dennis Stronks Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Hi, I'm looking for pictures of the Hinds used by the US Army. Google shows a couple but I'm sure I saw a complete green one at MCAS Yuma a couple of years ago but all of the Hinds shown are green/brown. These Hinds are operated by OPTEC/OTSA. Many thanks. regards, Dennis Edited March 27, 2007 by Dennis Stronks Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hi,I'm looking for pictures of the Hinds used by the US Army. Google shows a couple but I'm sure I saw a complete green one at MCAS Yuma a couple of years ago but all of the Hinds shown are green/brown. These Hinds are operated by OPTEC/OTSA. Many thanks. regards, Dennis I don't remember an overall green one, but this comes close: The ones I have seen over the years are in a tan/brown type of scheme. Link to post Share on other sites
Rapier01 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Interesting. I knew they'd been flying Hinds a long time ago, I wasn't aware the Army was still flying them. Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Gotta keep up with what the bad guys are doing. Link to post Share on other sites
Vesper Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Seen the Taz artwork one eons ago when it stopped over in BTR, very sweet! Ves Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderGrunt Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 When I was Training up for my Deployment to Iraq @ Ft. Bliss Tx in El Paso, They were Based there there was 3 or 4 if i remember right an Mi-17 an Mi-6 and 1 or 2 Hip's they are a Joint Civilian. Army Operation, also saw one at Ft. Irwin in Ca when iwas in the Marines there against Opfor. and let me tell I Saw a Helo Dogfight 2 Super Cobra's and 1 HIND it was awsome!! anyway hope this helps you find your Info. Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I didn't even know the US Army had these things! Wow...you learn something new every day. Link to post Share on other sites
albert_sy2 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 What does the Army need them for? Link to post Share on other sites
grandadjohn Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 What does the Army need them for? They are used in the training role. Army Hind pilots log more time in them then Russian Hind pilots Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 They are used in the training role. Army Hind pilots log more time in them then Russian Hind pilots and have better maintenance and spares availability too! They're used for threat ID, and ADA training (that's why they're based out of Ft. Bliss). No better way to figure out how to shoot down your intended target than with the real thing! My buddy (now an Apache driver) was an ADA officer before reverting and coming to flight school and he saw them a lot out there during OBC. Of course, since he's an ADA guy, he's had more aircraft break on him than anyone else in the class. We keep telling him its because he was trained to shoot em down! Jon Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Diamond Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 From where were most of these Hinds acquired? I once heard most of them were captured after Desert Storm. Is that true? Also, I posted this at another site and someone provided this link. 160th Night Stalker History Operation Mount Hope III Pretty interesting story with this picture Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 They are used in the training role. Army Hind pilots log more time in them then Russian Hind pilots We've got guys up here that have more years operating certain foreign toys than most people in the countries that built them... And no I'm not telling you what.... Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 We've got guys up here that have more years operating certain foreign toys than most people in the countries that built them...And no I'm not telling you what.... Bf-109 FW-190 Zero Oscar Ooooppps. I guess that I am a little out of date on the current threat. <_< Darwin Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Diamond Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I suddenly have the urge to pop Firefox into my DVD player Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Bf-109FW-190 Zero Oscar Ooooppps. I guess that I am a little out of date on the current threat. <_< Darwin LOL, and no they're not airplanes (more's the pity - though I can't complain about the Viper). For airplanes we just take American ones and paint em up funny. Link to post Share on other sites
markiii Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Air and Space magazine (volume 13,issue 1) 1998 has a nice article on the US ARMY's Hind. HTH Mark Link to post Share on other sites
BjornB17 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I don't remember an overall green one, but this comes close: The ones I have seen over the years are in a tan/brown type of scheme. Ah, a fellow el pasoan!! i lived there for about 18 years until december when i moved to san antonio. i've seen the mi-24s fly from time to time, afterall my dad was in the army and i used to hang around ft. bliss a lot Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis Stronks Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) many thanks for the pics and the info, I think the one I saw was the 32472. regards, Dennis Edited March 30, 2007 by Dennis Stronks Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) Couple shots from my week long visit in '98. These were shot from a Hip and a AN-2 Colt. Edited March 30, 2007 by Sig Saur & Son Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Before the US obtained a few Hinds, wasn't there a plan to make a 'look-alike' from the body of a H-19? Or am I remembering incorrectly? Vince Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I have a shot around here somewhere of a Army UH-1 with some bolt-on items and Hind paint scheme. Cheers, Dave Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 yep vince there was some helos that were modded to look like hinds.....did have a pic but cant find it for the life of me!! keith: the first 2 hinds the USA aquired were from afghanistan, via defection to pakistan...not sure what happned to them, id probaby guess they were dissassembled and studied, though there is a possibility one of the hind collection may be them.. Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 who remembers this? :lol: Link to post Share on other sites
grandadjohn Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 One or two H-3's were modified to look like Hind's for moviee work (Red Dawn and Rambo III) Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Diamond Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 keith: the first 2 hinds the USA aquired were from afghanistan, via defection to pakistan...not sure what happned to them, id probaby guess they were dissassembled and studied, though there is a possibility one of the hind collection may be them.. ah, thanks for the information. I wonder where the rest came from, and how many total there are. Link to post Share on other sites
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