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Footbridge over the coastal highway leading to the Imperial Hotel, Vung Tau, the date commemorates the 50th anniversary of the unification of Vietnam.
Đức Mẹ Bãi Dâu - Noel 2024
Our Lady of Bai Dau, Vung Tau, Viet Nam
Quý khách hàng đang có nhu cầu di chuyển từ Sài Gòn đi Vũng Tàu mà chưa biết sử dụng loại phương tiện nào? Dưới đây hãy cùng DIXERE tìm hiểu về nhà xe Hoa Mai Limousine Sài Gòn Vũng Tàu chất lượng nhất.
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While most associated with the Army in Vietnam, the U.S. Navy also had a squadron of Hueys—HA(L)-3, known as the "Seawolves." When the Navy began "brown water" operations in the Mekong Delta with a fleet of light patrol/fast attack craft (such as the famous Patrol Boat River, or PBR), the Army provided support with UH-1 squadrons in the IV Corps area. Though successful enough, even when operating from Navy ships acting as helicopter support craft, the Navy preferred having their fire support, with helicopters flown by naval aviators used to working with Navy boats. In 1967, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Three (HA(L)-3) was formed, made up entirely of volunteers, and using ex-Army UH-1Bs—the Army had handed over its older B-models as the newer UH-1H was replacing them. The squadron was split into several detachments, headquartered at Vung Tau.
HA(L)-3, the Seawolves, were not just a unique unit, but also a highly successful one. They operated in the Delta area, performing a similar role to the Army's troop-carrying 'slick' Hueys and 'Hog' gunships. Their success, however, came at a high cost. 25 Seawolf UH-1s were shot down, and 44 men lost their lives in action. This sacrifice is a testament to the Seawolves' effectiveness and the dangers they faced. The squadron was disestablished in 1972 as the United States withdrew from Vietnam, but its legacy lived on as the Navy formed two new light attack units in 1977.
It was interesting to see a UH-1 in HA(L)-3 colors aboard the Midway. Even though the squadron never operated from a carrier, it helped preserve the history of this unique unit. This UH-1B, BuNo 60-3614, doesn't appear to have flown with HA(L)-3 and may not have even flown with the Army. Whoever used it, 60-3614, may have seen service in Vietnam and was retired in 1978. It was donated to the Ventura County Fire Department, which flew it until 1994. The Navy acquired the aircraft, and it was restored as a Seawolf, first on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum and then aboard the Midway Museum in 2004. The Navy used a green color on their Hueys rather than the Army's olive drab, and the full-color Seawolf and Navy insignia was standard—the Seawolves were perfectly fine if the Viet Cong knew who they were.
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