Legends of Air Combat: Helicopter War

Helicopter War covers both the development of the helicopter and its key military role as air mobile infantry gunship, MedEvac transport, and as a heavy lifter. Gunships tracks the evolution of the helicopter gunship from the AH-1 Cobra during the Vietnam War to the Apache that was deployed in the First and Second Gulf War. Air Assault follows the evolution of the air assault helicopter, from the legendary Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” to the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Finally, MedEvacs & Heavy Lifters highlights the military’s use of the helicopter as a “heavy lifter” for troop and artillery emplacement, battlefield resupply, as well as its use for casualty evacuation and recovery efforts, revolutionizing mobility on the modern battlefield.

Featured Helicopters

• Bell-47 Sioux
• Bell AH-1 Cobra
• Bell OH-58 Kiowa
• Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey”
• Boeing AH-64 Apache
• Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
• Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
• Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
• MD AH-6 Little Bird
• Mil Mi-28 Havoc
• Mil Mi-24 Hind
• Piasecki H-21 Shawnee
• Piasecki PV-3
• Sikorsky H-5
• Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
• Sikorsky R-4
• Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
• Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant
• Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon
• Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk