Lord Burley Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Nice one.Cant wait to see these in the air.:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Came across this account with difference of an OH6 crew in Vietnam:- A recon helicopter (known as a Loach) or better as "Bait" was looking for enemy troops. Somehow a White Phosphorus (Willie Pete) grenade (pin pulled and lever gone) found its way to the cockpit floor in front of the pilot, he tried to kick the thing out of the aircraft but only got it a bit closer to the door when it went off and put a bit of smoke and burning phosphorus into the cockpit. The Cobra over head coving the Loach happened to take a photograph just as this happened resulting in the following photograph. As the excitement occurred....a finger got pulled on a trigger instead of the radio or both....and you can see the mini-gun fire striking the water in front of the aircraft. Both occupants survived after going for a swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Somebody's gardiuan angel was on double overtime!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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