When I decided to write this narrative, my plan was simple, just write down what I can remember and make up the rest. I believe these made up accounts are a big part of the mythology of that war. Posted by 2 years ago. Tape/File # WCNAM A21 Battle Region 1, Door Gunner . 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. I flew as a gunner on both helicopters pictured - Chu Lia 1968. Willie and Norm hadn’t seen each other 42 years. “As a result, all the mechanic slots was filled and people were transferred to being a door gunner whether they was qualified or not.” The helmets drown out a great deal of noise. Helicopter crews accounted for 10% of all combat deaths in Vietnam. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. (Note: Crew chief serves as right door gunner.) Pancho's Huey '961 - Vietnam Huey Helicopter Taking Off, Flying, Landing UH-1. With hell exploding next to your right ear. I now live in Boise, Idaho. Cobras, nicknamed Snakes, flew circles 1,500 feet above the scouts, waiting to pounce on whatever the Loach found. Too bad most of them were never in Vietnam, or if they were, they never saw combat. Cookies help us deliver our Services. The heat and concussion would be intense. I find myself disheartened by the lies of the impostors even over my disgusts of them. Smoke screen pours out of helicopter in flight. Then getting on one the next day to go back would be like taking a ride into hell. best. "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. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. 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 flew as a door gunner for 8 months and a few days. I flew as a door gunner for 8 months and a few days. Guy on the right side of the chopper is the Crew Chief/gunner, guy on the left simply a door gunner… 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. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. My name is Michael Shehorn. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Creator(s): Department of Defense. 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. The digression back into mind solitude came with the seventies. Department of the Air Force. Just a terrible situation all around. 0:32. 17 - Aviation Section Flight Line Chu Lia 1968, Ch. There were a lot of people that stood on the side line and watched. From 8/66 to 67 I was a door gunner on a B-model gunship as a door gunner. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers. 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. Most of the noise is of the engine/rotor noise, with a slight "pop pop pop" of the rounds. See more ideas about gunship, vietnam war, helicopter. 1084' Total footage in reel. I imagine that's pretty harrowing in canopy jungle. Close. hide. Only 10% of U.S. troops were engaged in combat. 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. UH-1 Huey Gunship Footage, Vietnam. Michael Konnar. All rights reserved. That helicopter must be like a chariot sent from the heavens to those blokes. save. 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. The impostors have repeated their stories of Vietnam so many times that they believe what they say. ... UH-1 door gunner pours fire into the treeline with his M60 as troops are evacuated in Vietnam. It's well written, and not that long. Project Name: Vietnam War Stories . 346. Indeed, but then there's escaping successfully without being shot out of the sky. I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. 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. Transcriber Name: Donna Crane . This historic stock footage available in HD video. I also received a Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star Attachment (Quadruple). That's what we did. report. Huey Door Gunner - Vietnam [1072x800] 20 comments. 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). 128th Helicopter Gunship Assault Company, prepping the LZ Vietnam 1969. Normally, a second enlisted soldier served a… There are three questions every Vietnam veteran will answer without a blink. I did not kill anyone that I know of, so maybe they are still alive too. Door gunner fires machine gun from U.S. UH-1 Huey helicopter. If there’s one combat billet that gets crapped all over by Hollywood, it’s the modern helicopter door gunner. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I received an Air Medal with a Cluster, I flew as a doorgunner  over 125 aerial missions in hostile territory. I watched a docu interview of a German soldier who managed to get out of Stalingrad in a Ju52 after shooting himself in the foot and managing to get medevaced at the last remaining airstrip they controlled. 15 Oct 2012 | Posted by Flanker41. 23 Jan 2013 | Posted by vlogger A compilation of door gunner footage from the Vietnam War. There are lost souls out there spreading their telltale Vietnam stories. Just riding in a helicopter to Pyongyang blasting Denzel Curry into the jungle below. 5.9k. Sign in|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. 279 votes, 153 comments. Combat Shotguns of the Vietnam War article, Stood out to me right quick. 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. 24 - The action is picking up all over I Corps, Ch. Don’t envy any of the generations that have had to go to war at all. It's a great and honest account of a Huey Pilot in the Vietnam War. 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. 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. When the sixties started we were all JFK goody- goody type. 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 MAWP MAWP I wonder if regular infantry or door gunners had more hearing damage after the war. Hey, I've been reading Chickenhawk by Robert Mason. Press J to jump to the feed. 4) MS of USA UH-1D rotor hub starting. 99% Upvoted. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in large numbers. 39 - I just don’t know what to believe. I also received a Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star Attachment (Quadruple). Pilot of the helicopter. I’m not sure exactly what happened back the sixties. 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. Actually I think I found the book through this sub. 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. Declassified War footage. I received an Air Medal with a Cluster, I flew as a doorgunner over 125 aerial missions in hostile territory. This is Shark 105. Vietnam War Helicopter Door Gunners_ _Shotgun Rider_ circa 1967 UH-1 Huey; TV-710. It appears the stock has been sawed off as well. 42 - Everything About Earth and Beyond. 430k members in the CombatFootage community. The author mentions how dangerous it was to land in hot LZs and how often pilots would get killed by ambushing vietcongs. This thread is archived. Keywords: Military Region I, I Corps, March 30, 1972 Campaign, NVA in Hanoi parading, celebrating, resupplying, convoys, bombing footage of March 30, 1972 of 5:10. © 2011 Michael Shehorn. Give it a look if you're interested in this topic. Any one that does not is most likely not a Vietnam veteran. There is a steel pin inserted into the floor of the chopper to secure the doors open. I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. Being a door gunner on a slick and a gunship were two very different jobs. We were a gunship and that's what we did and we didn't care how many of them there were. By the end of the sixties a bunch of long hair weirdo’s we had become. Our's was a Gunship: rockets, 40 millimeter rounds on a belt and we two, crew chief and gunner with M-60s. “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. Every Vietnam veteran will answer these questions without a thought given. Man, the Korean War 2.0 is gonna have a great sound track. The helicopter itself is louder than the bang of the machine gun. Huey Door Gunner - Vietnam [1072x800] Close. Sort by. During a hot landing or extraction, when taking him out, the ship was left undefended from that side. Smoke rises from field. Filled with rare wartime footage, this collection includes five films that feature gunships and gunners that fought during the Vietnam War. A-10s protecting NATO and US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq by strafing and bombing enemy forces and terrorists. Categories Video Army … Most that served were never in combat operations. In Vietnam the UH-1 "Huey" helicopter was flown primarily in the basic transport ("slick") configuration and the gunship version. I was in Vietnam for 10 months and a few days. Posted by 1 year ago. (KR7KZ). 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. “A door gunner’s life expectancy is 19 seconds,” Chancellor said. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CombatFootage community. I do not believe for an instance that will happen. Blackhawk crew chief here. Dec 4, 2020 - My name is Jerry Bustin. Really cool footage, thank you. To those that were not in Vietnam, I hope in revealing my story I can paint a picture of what it was really like. A lot happened in the 1960’s and to have been a part of it, I become part of history. Note the Stevens Model 77 shotgun in the hands of one of the men. Feb 28, 2020 - Explore Mike D's board "Helicopter nose art" on Pinterest. The made up accounts of the Vietnam War are wide spread. At wars peak only 43,500 troops out of 543,482 saw combat. If the doors are closed the gunners are enclosed within the chopper and therefore unable to fire out. This Retro Army Training Video For Vietnam-Era Door Gunners Is Scarily Adorable. As luck would have it, other than a few details, I remember everything that I can think of. 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. So he uploaded his Vietnam footage to YouTube—and the world responded. A look into combat footage from historical to ongoing wars. See more ideas about Vietnam war, Helicopter, Nose art. We turned and flew right at them. share. Thanks to all Veterans who sacraficed. 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. Transcription Date: 8/20/09 . 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. View pricing below video player. Safe unless there’s a ZSU 23 nearby or some farmer with an RPG. Ch. 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