CHICO — The dedication of a Vietnam War-era “Huey” helicopter will be part of the annual Open House and Fly-In at the Chico Air Museum on May 2. The ceremony dedicating the helicopter and honoring ...
Flying low over dense jungle terrain, a young helicopter pilot became a central figure in some of the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War. Tasked with drawing enemy fire and exposing hidden ...
In the 1950s, aviation engineer Frank Piasecki challenged conventional helicopter design by developing a tandem-rotor aircraft with a long, curved fuselage that earned it the nickname Flying Banana.