When Capt. Hugh Nelson’s injured helicopter gunner lay trapped following a crash landing, Nelson made the conscious decision ...

Huey 823 has a new LZ. Following a five-day trip from California on a flatbed truck, a battle-scarred Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1 helicopter, the Huey to those who flew them, has found a new landing ...

The day he died, June 5, 1966, Nelson was commanding a Huey helicopter on a “search-and ... Nelson climbed in to help the door gunner, who was still strapped in and unable to move.

The crew chief was pinned down in the cargo compartment and the door gunner was trapped in the Huey. With his bare hands, Nelson ripped off one of the helicopter doors to evacuate himself and his ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from DCS World: UH-1H Huey - Worlds Apart Spring 2025 Campaign This is a story-driven campaign that places you in the role of a German Bell UH-1H Helicopter ...

A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the ...