holy hell

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:19:09 +0000

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. 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