UH-1B Iroquois “Huey”
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a U.S. Army utility helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. Developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a United […]
OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. Bell Helicopter manufactured the OH-58 for the United States Army […]
OH-6A Cayuse
The Hughes OH-6A was designed for use as a military scout during the Vietnam war to meet the U.S. Army’s need for an extremely maneuverable light observation helicopter (LOH program). […]
HH-34J Choctaw
Originally designed as an anti-submarine helicopter the large piston-engine helicopter was modified for service in several roles. The museum’s aircraft HH-34J, S/N 148943, was originally manufactured as an SH-34J by […]
UH-21 Workhorse
The H-21B was developed in 1955 from the Piasecki HRP-1, the world’s first practical tandem-rotor helicopter. The first H-21 flew in 1949; five were delivered to the Marine Corps to […]
B-8M Gyrocopter
The Benson B-8M gyrocopter is motorized version of the Benson B-7, a small single-seat gyro-glider developed in the mid-1950s by aviation pioneer Igor Benson. A Russian immigrant to the United […]
AH-1F Cobra
In the early stages of the war in Vietnam, the United States faced a committed enemy skilled in the tactics of irregular warfare. Trained to avoid the overwhelming power of […]
VC-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a low-wing, twin-engine, all metal, military transport aircraft developed directly from the Douglas DC-3 civilian airliner. Engineered by a Douglas Aviation team, led […]
R50-5 Lodestar
This venerable Lockheed workhorse was built originally as a Lockheed Model 18, a 17-passenger civilian airliner. In late 1941, when America entered the war, all “Lodestars” flying with the United […]
KC-97L Stratofreighter
The KC-97, a first-generation aerial refueling tanker, was designed from the transport version of the B-50 Superfortress, itself a derivative of the B-29. The C-97 was modified to have twice […]