Huey nose art

[contender]

Way back when,,,, our unit was being de-activated & re-assigned as a newly re-activated unit,, we were told to paint over our Huey nose access panels. The nose panel of a UH-1 Huey opened up to allow access to the battery & avionics. Since I had a spare nose panel,, I chose to remove mine & replace it. I was able to salvage my original nose panel & keep it. I had it in storage in my old home site. Well, we recently had to demolish the old house. I went to get some stuff out,,, and my nose panel as well as a jump seat was missing. I figured somebody had broken in & stolen it. Well, about a month after we'd finished demolishing the house, I happened to see the tenant of my Mom's house. It seems he and a worker of his had removed it to "prevent it from being destroyed." Well, I told him it belonged to me & I wanted it back. It's taken a week, but he delivered it to me this morning.

B. Co. 162nd Avn Co. Assault Helicopter Company.

 

[Brules]

That's pretty cool.

 

[eveled]

That's awesome that you could save that. I'm glad you were able to get it back.

 

[RSIno1]

Great it wasn't lost. Consider the Smithsonian when you're done with it. Think of all the WWII nose art that was lost.

 

[Fox Mike]

GREAT "KEEP"!

 

[4kdave]

Wonderful story and glad you got it back where it belongs.

 

[Coop]

Hi Ty,

Good on you. I celebrate your memories.

It's funny for me. I kept no memories from those times. Damn those times.

 

[WAYNO]

I took so few photos back then, and I never saw a need to photograph our nose art. Lessons learned as a feller grows up, I guess.

These are the only photos I have that show any nose art at all.



Ya hafta struggle a little to see the crossed sabers on this Slick...

WAYNO.

 

[WendyZXZ]

That is a great bit of history!

 

[contender]

All ancient history. Love the old pics. I do see the Cav sabers!

 

[Fox Mike]

I took so few photos back then, and I never saw a need to photograph our nose art. Lessons learned as a feller grows up, I guess.

These are the only photos I have that show any nose art at all.

Ya hafta struggle a little to see the crossed sabers on this Slick...

WAYNO.

Just remember IYACYAS

 

[WAYNO]

I took so few photos back then, and I never saw a need to photograph our nose art. Lessons learned as a feller grows up, I guess.

These are the only photos I have that show any nose art at all.

Ya hafta struggle a little to see the crossed sabers on this Slick...

WAYNO.

Just remember IYACYAS

I will never forget. :mrgreen:

WAYNO.

 

[JPGLSG]

In one way it seems like a thousand years ago; in another, it seems like only yesterday. So many memories... perhaps too many. We have been so blessed to have kept company with such men; and in the end, we all win. It’s true; in the end we all win.
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