VN189(SE) - U.S. Marines Corps "Troop Carrier" Huey K&C Pike & Musket 1642-1651 kneels ready to guard his

kneels ready to guard his back

it was used for more than just a sanctuary from the elements

Tree: 10" Tall

navigating only by dead reckoning as he had rejected the installation of radio navigation gear as too heavy and unreliable

military from 1935 into the Vietnam War

VN189(SE) - U.S. Marines Corps "Troop Carrier" Huey K&C Pike & Musket 1642-1651 kneels ready to guard hisDue to the oversized nature of this item, "Heavy Goods" shipping charges apply. Another of the vital tasks of the UH 1 'HUEYS' was delivering troops into battle and or moving them forward onto forward firebases and other locations where the South Vietnamese road network was either inadequate or dangerously vulnerable to ground ambush. The introduction of UH 1 'HUEYS' into Vietnam in 1962 allowed U. S. commanders to move large numbers of troops rapidly