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One of the most dangerous helicopter assignments was a tiny scout helicopter known as the Loach. Officially designated the OH-6 Cayuse, these things were made of thin plexiglass and metal.
One of the most dangerous helicopter assignments was a tiny scout helicopter known as the Loach. Officially designated the OH-6 Cayuse, these things were made of thin plexiglass and metal.
As the H-13s were phased out, Loaches were paired with Cobra gunships. Loaches, usually with a pilot and observer and sometimes a door gunner aboard, flew as little as 10 feet above the...
He was a scout that flew in hunter-killer missions as a door gunner on an oh-6 and also wrote the book My Vietnam: Chicago to Southeast Asia.
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procurement. We had bought some of these vests for testing. A used vest showed up in the office with a note saying a door gunner had been shot mid-chest with an AK 47 and
He could well be that old, either a crew chief or one of the unit personnel who took the gunner seat, when the bird had to respond swiftly to somebody in trouble.
CAYUSE: The gunner of a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopter (LOH and called a Loach) stands on a skid as the helo, flying at treetop level, reconnoiters the situation on Route 1, north of Hue.
OH-6 Loach door gunner 1971. The conversation revolves around a Vietnam War veteran's experience as a Loach crew member, with comments expressing...
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Nate Shaffer has restored a Hughes OH-6A Cayuse helicopter. Shaffer, 63, rode in the military helicopter as a door gunner with Charlie Troop 1/9th, 1st Air Cavalry while serving in Vietnam..
Tonight, I take the OH-6 up again and have a few rockets strapped to her. They work well and the door gunner takes care of the rest.
A door gunner operates a Minigun mounted on an OH-6 Loach helicopter during the Vietnam War. #VietnamWar #HelicopterGunner #MinigunMoments
