Hueys

Although intended for evaluation only, the Army quickly pressed the new helicopter into operational service, and Hueys with the 57th Medical Detachment arrived in Vietnam in March 1962.

Instead, the plan was that the troops carried by fleets of UH-1 "Hueys" would range across the country, to fight the enemy at times and places of their own choice.

Model 205 main Ventura County Sheriff's Department Air Unit Fire Support Bell HH-1H While earlier "short-body" Hueys were a success, the Army wanted a version that could carry more troops.

Operated by contractors, these Hueys provide transportation, surveillance, and air support for DEA FAST teams.

Two of the Hueys were destroyed and, after the hostilities had ended, the balance were captured by the British.