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The VHPA Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610669
Pages
28
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Copyright Statement
©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.
Language(s)
English
Collection
Jack Swickard Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

2299Newsletter610669 pdf
Volume
16
Issue
2
The VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter
Publication
The VHPA Newsletter
Publisher/Org.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Country
United States
Frequency
Monthly
Type
Newsletter
General Note
[1984-2004] Later Title: The VHPA Aviator
Dates
Publication: March/April 1998
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Hurley
An Easter message BY John Plummer

BRIEFS:
Singers wanted for reunion
Mystery Cobra

LETTERS:
Pilot seeks others who knew friend FROM Max J. Mizejewski
Aussie Vietnam vets welcome Huey pilot FROM Mike Austin
Ranking officials met aboard U.S. warship FROM Charles B. Wells
Nose art needed for unit history project FROM Dick Detra
J.R. holds a special place in memory of ex-co pilot FROM Mel C. Latham
California Chapter North celebrates Tet anniversary FROM Ken Fritz
Arkansas city naming its airport after pilot FROM Larry Cain
Japanese student conducts research on Vietnam vets FROM Kaori Hattori
Crane at An Khe original CH-54 deployed the Cav FROM James Oden
Vietnam helicopter pilots in short supply in society FROM Tim Murphy
Vietnam unit patches would fill out map frame FROM Gary Calhoun
Ex-crew chief seeking helicopter snake drivers FROM Dutch Covert
Information wanted on anyone who served with 191st AHC FROM Harrell Guidry
Korean pilot to help make contact FROM W. Hayden "Pappy" Jones

TAPS:
James E. Davey - John F. Kane - William B. "Huey" Long - Doyle L. Stone Jr.

REPORTS:
Directory relies on communication BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Helicopter forced to do zero, zero approach BY Glenn Brown
Martial problems? Ask a helicopter pilot for advice BY Kenny Bunn
Helicopter had various purposes BY John B. Konek
Army's first helicopter class had 8 students
Moving Wall finds new Mineral Wells site BY Edward T. Luttenberger
The first Sky Crane on the DMZ BY George Gagnon
'Carrier' pilot dislikes bodies of water BY Ira Will McComic

REUNION:
Directions to hotel at the reunion
Entertaining program scheduled for ladies
What's cooking at VHPA Reunion
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2299Newsletter610669
Citation
The VHPA Newsletter, 2299Newsletter610669. No Date, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2299Newsletter610669, Accessed 06 Dec 2025.
Pub Credit Line
2299Newsletter610669, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 23 Mar 2017 [Updated: 05 Sep 2017]

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