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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610810
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Copyright Statement
©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter610810 pdf
Volume
34
Issue
05
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Publication
The VHPA Aviator
Publisher/Org.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
City
Citrus Heights, California
Country
United States
Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Type
Newsletter
General Note
2005- / Earlier Title: The VHPA Newsletter (1984-2004)
Dates
Publication: September/October 2015
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
The 2017 VHPA calendar could use your help FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Morrissey
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gary Potter
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Collins


FEATURES:
Hangar crew BY Carl Burns
Huey kit: some assembly required BY Jerry Chapman
Only helicopter of its kind leaves Fort Rucker for restoration BY Chelsi Howman
92nd air refueling wing public affairs BY Nicolo J. Daniello
The unknown helicopter BY Susan Straight
Museum to restore war-scarred copter: Vietnam-era huey past uncovered BY Nikki Wentling
The bell uh-1 huey: a flying symbol; the beloved huey epitomizes the Vietnam War BY Barry Schiff


REUNION:


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Worth Chapter BY Adam Steczko
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Michigan Chapter BY Dave James Boomerang
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and our Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter



TAPS:
Clarence David Adams - Charles W. Bagnal - Benjamin J. Bond - Anthony M. Coggeshall - David L. Cox - Francis C. Dancsecs Jr. - Terry W. Davis - David D. Fry - Alden G. Hannum - Rex L. Holloway - James P. Hughes - Vernon T. Judkins - Jerry T. Long - Patrick E. Mahany - Herbert R. Metoyer - John R. Quesenberry - John L. Shanahan - Kenneth M. Sly - George J. Sullivan - Joe W. Tasler - Robert Jay Tessier - Jerry W. Thurman - John M. Whitney - James I. Wyatt Sr. - John J. Barry - Steven R. Bartlett Sr. - David L. Braun - Lloyd Childers - Lester Feutz - John E. Fiser - Dean G. Gillet - Maurice D. Gwinner - William E. Hattaway - James W. Rider - Thomas F. Ryland - William P. Shea - Keith Whittingslow - Jack G. Woodson


BOOK REVIEWS:
Abandoned in Hell BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2 BY John Penny
The Price They Paid BY Michael Putzel
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610810
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter610810. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610810, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter610810, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

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