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128th Assault Helicopter Company [4] 173rd Assault Helicopter Company before moving to Lai Khe; 205th Aviation Support Helicopter Company; 213th Aviation Support Helicopter Company; D Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment [5] AVEL Central Avionics (January 1966-April 1972) [3]: 187 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor [3]: 93
The LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium (LSM) were amphibious assault ships designed to carry men and vehicles onto a hostile shore. They were 530 ton, 203-foot (62 m) vessels, with a crew of 58, and a top speed of 13.3 knots (24.6 km/h; 15.3 mph). They were capable of carrying between three and five tanks, and 54 troops.
On 27 February 2010, the Vietnamese People's Army General Staff decided to build and make the 954th Naval Air Force Regiment a regular member of the Vietnamese Navy. Vietnam has purchased three CASA C-212 Aviocar Series 400 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with MSS 6000 radar and the Naval Air Force will use them for general patrol purposes.
196th Assault Support Helicopter Company (January 1967-December 1970) [3]: 122 498th Medical Company On 5 March 1971 Boeing CH-47C Chinook #67-18518 of the 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company on approach to Lane collided with a Republic of Korea Army Cessna O-1D Bird Dog causing both aircraft to crash killing 5 passengers and crew on the ...
The Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN; Vietnamese: Hải quân Việt Nam Cộng hòa - HQVNCH; was the naval branch of the South Vietnamese military, the official armed forces of the former Republic of Vietnam (or South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France; after 1955, and the transfer of the armed forces to ...
Oct. 1—A main attraction at an American Legion open house in Frederick on Saturday was a restored helicopter used during the Vietnam War. The Huey 823 completed more than 1,300 combat flight ...
Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States (124 P) B. Vietnam War battleships of the United States (2 P) C. Vietnam War cruisers of the United States (3 C, 19 P) D.
Closely related to the development of the Bell AH-1 is the story of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois transport helicopter—an icon of the Vietnam War and one of the most numerous helicopter types built. The UH-1 made the theory of air cavalry practical, as the new tactics called for US forces to be highly mobile across a wide area.