Bell H-1 Huey/Cobra, All Variants

[Joe Copalman]

RAINBIRDS

[Jeff D. Welker]

^^^^ I'll repeat what I said on your Flickr page; awesome photograph Joe. It reminds me of James Abbott Whistler's "Nocturne" paintings. Well seen.

[Dave S.]

Some crazy Wagner song keeps playing in my head when I look at Joe's shot.

[Scott Youmans]

That is a killer shot Joe! Excellent!

[Joe Copalman]

FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL

Marine Whiskey pilot flying with only his fingertips on the cyclic.

[Matt Ottosen]

Bell AH-1W Super Cobra
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469) "Vengeance"

[Matt Ottosen]

Taking on fuel from a Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules out at the Barry M. Goldwater Range.

Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

[Jeff D. Welker]

An interesting visitor to Falcon...

[Anna M. Wood]

An interesting visitor to Falcon...

Very nice Jeff....

[Tower Guy]

That is some camo paint job Vance, a very cool capture, nice work.

[wingsnstuff]

Thanks Harvey.  It had Special Ops logos all over it, but I didn't think the Army had any more Cobras in their inventory...but the Special Ops guys are...well...VERY Special:-)  Thanks again Harvey

[Joe Copalman]

LAST CHOPPER OUT

Holloman's last Huey, used by the Army for range support duties on the White Sands Missile Range, departs Holloman for its new owner in Louisiana.  Kind of weird how this happened during the QF-4 'Phinal Phantoms' event, and there wasn't any notice of it or acknowledgement of it.

[Tower Guy]

It's Saigon 1975 all over again Joe.

[John B.]

Very cool catch, Joe.  The Holloman guys loved those Hueys and were fighting hard for years to not have to trade them in for Blackhawks.  They used to pop into Raytheon at TIA with a Huey from time to time, so if you ever saw a Huey parked by the Raytheon hangar it was quite likely one of the White Sands birds.

LAST CHOPPER OUT
Holloman's last Huey, used by the Army for range support duties on the White Sands Missile Range, departs Holloman for its new owner in Louisiana.  Kind of weird how this happened during the QF-4 'Phinal Phantoms' event, and there wasn't any notice of it or acknowledgement of it.

[Joe Copalman]

DAMNED YANKEE
DAMNED YANKEE
Marine Yankee low over the Chocolate Mountain range a few years back.