Planners behind the memorial say restoring the helicopter has really been a community effort as several people from different facilities have had a hand in the work. There are plans for the helicopter to officially be dedicated this summer. “It seems surreal we’re at this stage right now,” he said. Jennings is one of the veterans behind the memorial. About 7,000 Hueys flew in Vietnam and over 10 of all combat and combat support. It used to belong to the Royal Australian Air Force Service. 36 results for 'huey helicopter vietnam' Easy Model UH-1 Iroquois Huey Helicopter Vietnam 1967 1/72 Aircraft Non diecast. The Huey was used for any and everything in Vietnam from transport to gunship to rescue helicopter. Some hiccups came up over the last year, but it’s the folks at Strategic Global Aviation restoring the aircraft to its original olive green look. I was in my 50s and I loved every minute of it,” Vause said. It turned out to be 35, and I went to Afghanistan flying combat missions in a Black Hawk. Vause loved flying aircraft so much he says he wasn’t upset when he was called out of retirement. “I flew these helicopters when I was in Vietnam in ‘69, probably 3,500 hours just in that helicopter alone, stateside and in other countries as well,” said Army veteran Jim Vause. Just seeing the helicopter brings back memories for some veterans. Veterans (from left) Brent Roberts, Lloyd Roberts, Franklin Sanders and Bob Roberts talk to Enid News & Eagle reporter Kat Jeanne about the Huey helicopter that arrived in Enid from Texas Monday. Restoration work has been going on for months, preparing it for display. “We started this dream back in 1994 when the Moving Wall came to Rome,” said Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Vice President Mark Jennings. The AH-1 helicopters arrived in South Vietnam in 1967 and were used in battlefield roles starting in 1968. Vintage Vietnam Huey helicopter a Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Huey 197 was assigned to the Air Assault Company in Vietnam Oct ‘68 thru ‘71. Veterans working on a Vietnam veterans memorial in Rome got a big delivery from Missouri that would complete the memorial they had been working on for years: a Huey helicopter. The first attack helicopter used by the US military was the Bell AH-1 Cobra, which was developed to provide support for the Bell UH-1 Huey transport helicopter. Vintage Vietnam Huey helicopter a Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Huey 197 was assigned to the Air Assault Company in Vietnam Oct ‘68 thru ‘71.