24 - The action is picking up all over I Corps, Ch. I imagine that's pretty harrowing in canopy jungle. I received an Air Medal with a Cluster, I flew as a doorgunner  over 125 aerial missions in hostile territory. Vietnam War Helicopter Door Gunners_ _Shotgun Rider_ circa 1967 UH-1 Huey; TV-710. 4) MS of USA UH-1D rotor hub starting. This thread is archived. The entire mental atmosphere of the United States defaulted. It's a great and honest account of a Huey Pilot in the Vietnam War. Download American Combat Aircraft and Helicopters of the Vietnam War Read Online. Silent raw footage of a door gunner from an UH-1D of the 68th Assault Helicopter Company moving troops and wounded Vietnamese civilians during ground operations near Bien Hoa Air Base (26 May 1967) nsfw. Just a terrible situation all around. I also received a Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star Attachment (Quadruple). By the end of the sixties a bunch of long hair weirdo’s we had become. Tape/File # WCNAM A21 Battle Region 1, Door Gunner . Give it a look if you're interested in this topic. Blackhawk crew chief here. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. 31 - We Are Starting To Get a Little Nuts, Ch. Until tomorrow anyway lol. Posted by 2 years ago. I also received a Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star Attachment (Quadruple). “As a result, all the mechanic slots was filled and people were transferred to being a door gunner whether they was qualified or not.” Press J to jump to the feed. Willie and Norm hadn’t seen each other 42 years. 279 votes, 153 comments. Only 10% of U.S. troops were engaged in combat. Filled with rare wartime footage, this collection includes five films that feature gunships and gunners that fought during the Vietnam War. Smoke rises from field. Video Transcript Report by the United States army in Vietnam has proved the effectiveness of new battle concepts featuring the combat Battle is the addition of the helicopter door. When the sixties started we were all JFK goody- goody type. View discussions in 1 other community. I find myself disheartened by the lies of the impostors even over my disgusts of them. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers. The helicopter itself is louder than the bang of the machine gun. 15 Oct 2012 | Posted by Flanker41. Department of the Air Force. Too bad most of them were never in Vietnam, or if they were, they never saw combat. To round out the armament, the crewchief and door gunner each had an M-60 machine gun and carried over 1,000 rounds each. Sort by. 430k members in the CombatFootage community. Keywords: Military Region I, I Corps, March 30, 1972 Campaign, NVA in Hanoi parading, celebrating, resupplying, convoys, bombing footage of March 30, 1972 of If the doors are closed the gunners are enclosed within the chopper and therefore unable to fire out. Really cool footage, thank you. Just riding in a helicopter to Pyongyang blasting Denzel Curry into the jungle below. In an effort to become UN-unimportant these “want to be” Vietnam veterans made up their stories trying to become part of what they missed out on. Press J to jump to the feed. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. I flew as a door gunner for 8 months and a few days. Pancho's Huey '961 - Vietnam Huey Helicopter Taking Off, Flying, Landing UH-1. Cookies help us deliver our Services. If there’s one combat billet that gets crapped all over by Hollywood, it’s the modern helicopter door gunner. In Vietnam the UH-1 "Huey" helicopter was flown primarily in the basic transport ("slick") configuration and the gunship version. Ex crew chief here: I've extracted guys who get really misty-eyed and or wipe away tears when you pull pitch and clear the LZ. 42 - Everything About Earth and Beyond. Huey Door Gunner - Vietnam [1072x800] Close. I’m also optimistic that in this writing I can achieve the accuracy, honesty and truth of heart, that only the Scott- Irish can do. Huey Door gunners: Sitting in an open doorway of a helicopter and wearing only a flack jacket, made him the most exposed member of the crew. Creator(s): Department of Defense. Guy on the right side of the chopper is the Crew Chief/gunner, guy on the left simply a door gunner… The author mentions how dangerous it was to land in hot LZs and how often pilots would get killed by ambushing vietcongs. There is a steel pin inserted into the floor of the chopper to secure the doors open. Don’t envy any of the generations that have had to go to war at all. gunner And the crew, cheap also service door got are made up Was that it rush the helicopter shot gun rider, is The story will be told by a combat veteran sergeant. Declassified War footage. Close. The made up accounts of the Vietnam War are wide spread. Thanks to all Veterans who sacraficed. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. We were a gunship and that's what we did and we didn't care how many of them there were. (KR7KZ). Hey, I've been reading Chickenhawk by Robert Mason. Most that served were never in combat operations. The two door gunners each operated an M60 machine gun, which was fed a belt of 7.62 mm cartridges and could fire at a rate of up to 700 rounds per minute. I did not get killed even though I was quite sure I was going to be, and as of this writing, I’m still alive. 23 Jan 2013 | Posted by vlogger A compilation of door gunner footage from the Vietnam War. Dec 4, 2020 - My name is Jerry Bustin. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers. I now live in Boise, Idaho. From 8/66 to 67 I was a door gunner on a B-model gunship as a door gunner. Transcription Date: 8/20/09 . That's what we did. I flew as a door gunner for 8 months and a few days. Combat Shotguns of the Vietnam War article, Stood out to me right quick. In the recounting of my story I hope I will inspire other Vietnam veterans to relive their stories and pass them along to others. I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. Our's was a Gunship: rockets, 40 millimeter rounds on a belt and we two, crew chief and gunner with M-60s. I am especially proud of finding Hornet Norm Roggenbuck who is the smiling door gunner in my footage, thanks to Willie Payton, another Hornet for helping me locate Norm and surprise the hell out of him one day. (Note: Crew chief serves as right door gunner.) I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. He was asked to describe the feeling he had after they cleared the Soviet AA defenses and he realized he was safe but he just started crying. © 2011 Michael Shehorn. "Shotgunners, or officially aerial door gunners, are tough, skilled Soldiers trained to protect the sky-coaches flying over South Vietnam," says the film's opening. As luck would have it, other than a few details, I remember everything that I can think of. This Retro Army Training Video For Vietnam-Era Door Gunners Is Scarily Adorable. MAWP MAWP I wonder if regular infantry or door gunners had more hearing damage after the war. I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. There are three questions every Vietnam veteran will answer without a blink. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. See more ideas about gunship, vietnam war, helicopter. save. When I decided to write this narrative, my plan was simple, just write down what I can remember and make up the rest. Actually I think I found the book through this sub. The original personnel who served as early door gunners aboard CH-21, UH-34, and UH-1 helicopters in Vietnam, were enlisted men, with a designated and specially trained crew chief serving as both the aircraft's maintenance manager and a door gunner. 17 - Aviation Section Flight Line Chu Lia 1968, Ch. 39 - I just don’t know what to believe. Cobras, nicknamed Snakes, flew circles 1,500 feet above the scouts, waiting to pounce on whatever the Loach found. The heat and concussion would be intense. Loaches, usually with a pilot and observer and sometimes a door gunner aboard, flew as little as 10 feet above the treetops at between about 45 and 60 mph, scouting for signs of the enemy. See more ideas about Vietnam war, Helicopter, Nose art. We turned and flew right at them. Project Name: Vietnam War Stories . When an M60’s barrel would inevitably get too hot, or worse, jam, the gunners would swap it out with the spare gun barrel they always made sure to have. My name is Michael Shehorn. I always carried water bottles and snacks for them. It appears the stock has been sawed off as well. United States 9th Infantry Division redeployment in Vietnam. View pricing below video player. The original personnel who served as early door gunners aboard CH-21, UH-34, and UH-1 helicopters in Vietnam, were enlisted men, with a designated and specially trained crew chief serving as both the aircraft's maintenance manager and a door gunner. Archived. You've gotta get pretty close for a shotgun to be effective. Huey Door Gunner - Vietnam [1072x800] 20 comments. There are lost souls out there spreading their telltale Vietnam stories. I do not believe for an instance that will happen. Then getting on one the next day to go back would be like taking a ride into hell. Smoke screen pours out of helicopter in flight. Posted by 1 year ago. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Usmc Door Gunner, Foto Jet, Project Mike Force & Project USMC Door Gunner new channel 1/6th MACV/SOG, US Marine Corps USMC Corporal CPL Jonatan Barns Door GUNNER assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, RallyPoint The Military Network, Door gunner Wikiwand Normally, a second enlisted soldier served a… A lot happened in the 1960’s and to have been a part of it, I become part of history. 0:32. REEL 2: 1) Shows Headquarters of 68th Assault Helicopter Company, USA UH-1D's parked in sandbag revetments, and gunners mounting M-60 machine gun in door of USA UH-1D. During a hot landing or extraction, when taking him out, the ship was left undefended from that side. Helicopter crews accounted for 10% of all combat deaths in Vietnam. Michael Konnar. The helmets drown out a great deal of noise. “Being a door gunner was one of the worst jobs over there, so needless to say there wasn’t too many people that wanted to be a door gunner,” he said. UH-1 Huey Gunship Footage, Vietnam. So he uploaded his Vietnam footage to YouTube—and the world responded. I received an Air Medal with a Cluster, I flew as a doorgunner over 125 aerial missions in hostile territory. 5:10. report. Indeed, but then there's escaping successfully without being shot out of the sky. There were a lot of people that stood on the side line and watched. Yea, at first I thought how pissed I would be that the gunner is just blowing my ears up, but then I realized that that's probably the most welcome gunfire they're heard the whole trip. To those that were not in Vietnam, I hope in revealing my story I can paint a picture of what it was really like. Note the Stevens Model 77 shotgun in the hands of one of the men. With hell exploding next to your right ear. The digression back into mind solitude came with the seventies. This historic stock footage available in HD video. Any one that does not is most likely not a Vietnam veteran. Man, the Korean War 2.0 is gonna have a great sound track. She was a "minigun ship," with a 7.62mmm minigun that fired 6,000 rounds per minute at the fast rate and 1,000 rounds per minute at the slow rate (preferred to conserve ammo). I believe these made up accounts are a big part of the mythology of that war. I am a huge shotgun guy, and love seeing them in use. Being a door gunner on a slick and a gunship were two very different jobs. best. 346. At wars peak only 43,500 troops out of 543,482 saw combat. This is Shark 105. Transcriber Name: Donna Crane . From 2/70 to 3/71 Iwas a crewcheif gunner on a C model gunship with the 11th Air Cav Troop! I’m not sure exactly what happened back the sixties. 99% Upvoted. Feb 28, 2020 - Explore Mike D's board "Helicopter nose art" on Pinterest. “A door gunner’s life expectancy is 19 seconds,” Chancellor said. The impostors have repeated their stories of Vietnam so many times that they believe what they say. Every Vietnam veteran will answer these questions without a thought given. A-10s protecting NATO and US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq by strafing and bombing enemy forces and terrorists. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I did not kill anyone that I know of, so maybe they are still alive too. 5.9k. Most of the noise is of the engine/rotor noise, with a slight "pop pop pop" of the rounds. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CombatFootage community. Pilot of the helicopter. ... UH-1 door gunner pours fire into the treeline with his M60 as troops are evacuated in Vietnam. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Door gunner fires machine gun from U.S. UH-1 Huey helicopter. Note: This film footage is silent Shot List: 1) Scenes aboard USA UH-1D showing gunners with M-60 machine guns at doors; redeployment of USA troops from rice paddies to rice paddies; troops aboard helicopter; evacuation of wounded Vietnamese civilians to aid station; and pilot and copilot at controls. Ch. Sign in|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites. share. 128th Helicopter Gunship Assault Company, prepping the LZ Vietnam 1969. It's well written, and not that long. 1084' Total footage in reel. I flew as a gunner on both helicopters pictured - Chu Lia 1968. Categories Video Army … hide. All rights reserved. Safe unless there’s a ZSU 23 nearby or some farmer with an RPG. That helicopter must be like a chariot sent from the heavens to those blokes. No shit I heard sympathy for the devil in my head, We gotta get outta this place If it’s the last thing we ever do. 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