TBMflyer Posted March 23, 2009 Share #76 Posted March 23, 2009 Thought I would add another Seasprite, this one is from HC-1 flying off the USS Coral Sea in 1972. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted March 23, 2009 Share #77 Posted March 23, 2009 Bad Lady, Little Annie Fanny. Just had an "Annie Fannies" pilot in my office today! He's gonna see about getting me copies of his pics. He flew Hueys in Nam and Hawks in Iraq! Mark, nice Charlie-model Sprite there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share #78 Posted March 24, 2009 Zippo, Jon's a big Annie Fannie's fan so you made his day. What I really like the twin M60A rig on a UH-1H. Not a common rig unless you flew in RAAF bushrangers. Very cool! Mark, Thanks for the Sprite pic. OK, I'm getting behind in my posting I see. Let's continue the OH-6 theme with a few pics from Robert Brackenhoff (174th AHC). Finally, here's a pic of the OH-6 prototype. check the fat tailboom: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippo Grunt Posted March 24, 2009 Share #79 Posted March 24, 2009 You can see alot more of Little Fannie in Vietnam 117th AHC Here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16417750@N00/...57604300844573/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted March 24, 2009 Share #80 Posted March 24, 2009 You can see alot more of Little Fannie in Vietnam 117th AHC Here http://www.flickr.com/photos/16417750@N00/...57604300844573/ Oh MAN!!! Where can I get those Zippos??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spathologist Posted March 29, 2009 Share #81 Posted March 29, 2009 Jon's a big Annie Fannie's fan so you made his day. What I really like the twin M60A rig on a UH-1H. Not a common rig unless you flew in RAAF bushrangers. ESAF Hueys also used a twin-60 setup. There was a brand of juice there that came in a can that was perfectly sized to fit the feed chute bracket, and they usually had the belts rolling over those cans instead of using the feed chute, a technique we copied because of the increased reliability until wind in the cabin pulled enough of a belt out of the can that it started feeding itself out the door...figured once was a fluke, but after losing a second belt out the door we started using the chutes again. And Little Annie's Fanny's left seater doesn't look to have been shot at yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag Posted March 29, 2009 Share #82 Posted March 29, 2009 And Little Annie's Fanny's left seater doesn't look to have been shot at yet... Yeah, he's definitely up in the nose bleed seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 3, 2009 Share #83 Posted April 3, 2009 I've always liked this image, 2-20 ARA Snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share #84 Posted April 3, 2009 Cool! Thanks for the pic. Looks like a slick Huey so I guess that would be a "purple team." Here's some more early pics of the 118th AHC. Ray Only shade in town! Both have the M-16 system (quad M60Cs with XM-157 7 shot rocket pods). Early high vis markings and an M1 leaning in the cabin door! I love these two shots. UH-1B slicks. Note the early swinging Sagami mount in the door for the M60A. Big ugly H-37 in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted April 3, 2009 Share #85 Posted April 3, 2009 QUESTION: Can anyone refresh my memory about VN Red, White, Blue, Pink and even PURPLE Teams? I do recall that Red was two Cobras (or not?)...and MAYBE Blue was two Hueys slicks. Was WHITE composed of Laoches only? And Pink and Purple were mixtures...but how many of which? This came up in discussing with a friend the organization of the current TRANSFORMATION Air Cav Troops. They apparently do not use the above sort of internal organization, nor do they have an organic BLUES Aero Rifle Platoon. Friedn thinsk the Troop may have just four each of OH, AH and UH's, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share #86 Posted April 3, 2009 QUESTION: Can anyone refresh my memory about VN Red, White, Blue, Pink and even PURPLE Teams? I do recall that Red was two Cobras (or not?)...and MAYBE Blue was two Hueys slicks. Was WHITE composed of Laoches only? And Pink and Purple were mixtures...but how many of which? This came up in discussing with a friend the organization of the current TRANSFORMATION Air Cav Troops. They apparently do not use the above sort of internal organization, nor do they have an organic BLUES Aero Rifle Platoon. Friedn thinsk the Troop may have just four each of OH, AH and UH's, period. UH-1D/H slicks- Blue AH-1 and i think UH-1B/C gunships- Red OH-6 and OH-58- White Red+White= Pink Team Red+Blue= Purple team I hope that helps. Ray Jon will be along shortly to correct me if I made any mistakes. He's the Vietnam gunship guru after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted April 3, 2009 Share #87 Posted April 3, 2009 So far so good -- but how many of each? Did each Platoon have the same allotment of teams/types, or was one platoon one color or...? I recall the aviators carrying on about "pure" teams/platoons, i.e a Guns (red) platoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCav Posted April 3, 2009 Share #88 Posted April 3, 2009 Unless you were in 7/17 Cav (in the early years). Scouts were Red; Guns were White.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share #89 Posted April 3, 2009 Unless you were in 7/17 Cav (in the early years). Scouts were Red; Guns were White.) I confess that's a new one on me. I never say never though. Check this digital copy of Vietnam Choppers by Dunstan. start at page 127. This is my understanding of the color terms. Maybe the Cav did things differently. Ray Vietnam Choppers Here's "D Troop 17th U.S. Cavalry The Shield of Deterrence 1972-1973 Unit History" which also clearly lists 2 OH-6A's as a "White Team" D Troop 17th Cav Edit: Well dang, this might help! Air Cav Unit Makeup-Vietnam Hopefully, Cobrahistorian will be along soon to clear all this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted April 4, 2009 Share #90 Posted April 4, 2009 Cool deal! Ray and CptCav have pretty much covered it. I'm a bit intrigued at the TO&E that Cavhooah presents. Doesn't seem to have enough aviators for the number of birds alloted, especially on the Cobra end of things. A team is usually two aircraft. Pink team would be a Loach and a Snake. Purple would be a Snake and a Huey. A heavy team would be 3 aircraft (usually 3 Cobras). A Section was usually two teams. Current TO&E (at least in an attack helicopter battalion) 2 birds is a team, 4 birds is a platoon, 2 platoons per Company. I currently have 3 AH-64As assigned to my platoon. We'll go full TO&E when we get Deltas. Hope that helps. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share #91 Posted April 4, 2009 Unless you were in 7/17 Cav (in the early years). Scouts were Red; Guns were White.) Sorry, I see I misunderstood your post initially. You were saying the guns were white in the early years, correct? I just misread it the other way around. Unfortunately, I can't edit that last post now. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 5, 2009 Share #92 Posted April 5, 2009 Rocklin Lyons, W02, 145th AVN BN 1970 ~ Check the paint scheme on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share #93 Posted April 5, 2009 Rocklin Lyons, W02, 145th AVN BN 1970 ~ Check the paint scheme on this one. Snake36, Thanks fro the pic. I've either seen it or one like it before, but can't recall where so it's good to see that scheme again. Here are a few more of my dad and 190th birds from 68-69. Ray Crewchief: Dad: Dad and 334th Playboys cobra: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #94 Posted April 8, 2009 The beer wagons of Vietnam. 92nd AVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #95 Posted April 8, 2009 92nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #96 Posted April 8, 2009 The one that started it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #97 Posted April 8, 2009 92nd Side Kick Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #98 Posted April 8, 2009 Budweiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #99 Posted April 8, 2009 Other pod art American Woman flew with the 135th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted April 8, 2009 Share #100 Posted April 8, 2009 Make Love and War, 101st Soc Trang T-birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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