Credits
- Series Producer
- Martin Davidson
- Narrator
- Sean Bean
- Director
- Paul Tilzey
Episode 2 of 6, Decisive Weapons, Series 1
Duration: 30 minutes
The Bell-Huey helicopter was designer and built for air mobility, the rapid transport of troops and the provision of gun and rocket support. It gave the Americans an early advantage in the jungles of South Vietnam, but the North Vietnamese soon learned to lure the Hueys to the places they wanted to fight. Through such films as Apocalypse Now, the Huey came to symbolise the American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
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