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A Marine Vet from another unit on Marble Mountain Vietnam, was visiting the Museum and installed the signed panel. He remembered the great Huey gunship support on every CH-46 mission. How cool is that, not only a fellw rotor-head mechanic, but a Marine from the same era.

More pics of the event. We had the inside gray pylon bulkhead cover for the units Vietnam Vets to sign and another OD green compartment door for all attendees to sign. We set up pics of the Huey, TV17, in Vietnam and laid current pictures on the table. We raffled off a Cobra tail rotor blade to...

The museum Curator and myself were honored to have recently attend the 50th anniversary reunion of HML-167, that is currently HMLA-167. We not only got to talk to the many original Vietnam Vets of the unit, but Vets from its begining through to its current active Marine force. We gathered...

Every little job counts in the big picture. Limited on museum funds, but determined. Left copilot forward skid tube step was missing. We had the right hand pilot side and a spare right side the was broken into 6 pieces. A local welder was able to reweld the spare back together angling it...

Update - Email Excerpt Naval History and Heritage Command For the dates you requested, our records verify that this particular helicopter was assigned for the duration to HML 167. For more information, see the information below (the full history is provided online at the link...

We have a few spare parts, but not a doghouse. Not sure where to find one.

http://www.msmvpa.com/project-huey.html link to project

I was a 67N30 too. Will PM you on the parts. I was also ALSE and Aviation Safety certified. Crewed an H model for 10 years. Did a tour in S Korea, W Germany, Gulf War and 2 in MFO on peacekeeper duty. Then retired the same month the 101st converted the last Huey unit, 6-101st, over to Hawks.

One of my coworkers, a Marine pilot, said he flew UH-1Es in HT-18 (Helicopter Training Squadon 18 and they got rid of them in 1983. Which makes sense since we were told its last active duty unit was the aircraft tech training school in Millington TN 1983-1993. The QL apparently is for HML-777...

Aside from the word MARINE on the tailboom. We found and kept QL on the tail and HT-18 on the tailboom for now. Also installed a NOS red jump seat and recovered the passenger seat the same color as the jump seat

Update. Been awhile, but finally was able to get a coat of paint on it.

Thanks BudMan. Thats some great data. I will make sure that data is displayed with it at the museum. Been too hot to do much work these last two months. But should be back at it soon. Working on the damaged right sync elevator right now. As smaller parts fit in my air-conditioned shed. We...

Correct, its the short 204 series. We think it spent its whole life in the states. But I did see pictures of this model Marine chopper in Vietnam. Any additional info would be great. Manufacturers Model # - Model 204 Customers Model # - UH-1E Manufactures Serial # - 6200 Customers Serial...

Museum curator and local MVPA president in picture, and two other MVPA members helped me cover the nose up. That alone gave it a better look. Working from the nose back it patching her up. Dedicating at least one one day a month to it, I'm expecting to be completed in about 18 months. All...

Before and current pictures. Museum and local MVPA members have assisted me in reviving the old girl. Still have a lot to do. Been working on it for about a year now. Amazing what an old disabled Huey mechanic can get done with fellow MV enthusiast. 1st work was to raise money to pour a cement...