Rotorwash Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share #126 Posted May 23, 2009 Some shots of the M-2 system. This isn't Vietnam but shows the system pretty well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCav Posted May 24, 2009 Share #127 Posted May 24, 2009 To be honest - I don't know. It's been almost 40 years since I saw a 1 Cav Div SOP; and that was my verbage, trying to describe the D Co recognition device. Soooo..... I consulted the dictionary: Diamond - Any rhombus shaped figure with its diagonals oriented vertically and horizontally. Rhombus - Any equilateral parallelogram, EXCEPT a square. Hmmmm. I defer to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwash Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share #128 Posted May 24, 2009 To be honest - I don't know. It's been almost 40 years since I saw a 1 Cav Div SOP; and that was my verbage, trying to describe the D Co recognition device. Soooo..... I consulted the dictionary: Diamond - Any rhombus shaped figure with its diagonals oriented vertically and horizontally. Rhombus - Any equilateral parallelogram, EXCEPT a square. Hmmmm. I defer to you. CaptCav, Sounds like a square on its point is better description to me. Geez, I never thought high school geometry would come back to haunt me 20 years later! Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted May 24, 2009 Share #129 Posted May 24, 2009 CaptCav, Didn't 7/17th go to the geometric designators late in the war? I've got some shots of C/7/17th birds with small, solid yellow designators like 1st Cav, circa 1971. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted July 10, 2009 Share #130 Posted July 10, 2009 Guys: These appear to me to be all post-Viet Nam AH-1 photos but I figured that the rotary wing nuts here would enjoy seeing them anyway. I ran across them on this site: http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=120243 Regards, Charlie Flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted August 15, 2009 Share #131 Posted August 15, 2009 Guys: These appear to me to be all post-Viet Nam AH-1 photos but I figured that the rotary wing nuts here would enjoy seeing them anyway. I ran across them on this site: http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=120243 Regards, Charlie Flick I have a named SPH4 from 244th AVN mentioned in the accident and I just purchased this off Ebay. Mentions the units involved as well as the U Minh forest where the crash took place. Interesting to find all this all in just one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripeold f*rt Posted June 6, 2010 Share #132 Posted June 6, 2010 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. Team colors were first used by the 1/9 Cav. In April of 67 we worked with B/1/9 at Duc Pho and that is the first I heard of them. White teams then were flying H-13's, red teams were the gunships and the blues were not the slicks but the aerorifle platoon, each squad had its own D model. Pink teams were an H-13 and a gunship. RFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking528 Posted June 25, 2010 Share #133 Posted June 25, 2010 what a great thread. Just in time. We got our UH-1 delivered and we are starting to deliberate on the paint scheme. It served with the 101st, but we really want a "pop". Thanks for all the info and more importantly, thanks to the guys who went and did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking528 Posted June 25, 2010 Share #134 Posted June 25, 2010 oops, it is a 1970 manufacture and service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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