1950s-1970s: AIR AMBULANCE: “MIKE” HUEY AMBULANCE

Originally named the  “Iroquois”, this is also known as a “Huey”.  The nickname “Huey” comes from the shortening of “Helicopter-Utility-One”.   These military helicopters were used during the Korea and Vietnam eras for transporting wounded soldiers.  The helicopter in this photo is a “Mike” version, an upgrade of the “Charley” model with the Lycoming L-13 engine with 1300 RPM’s of shaft horsepower.  There were only 767 “Charley” model helicopters made, and only a portion of those were retrofitted into the “Mike” model. This survivor finds its home in the Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, Lexington, NE.

Submitted to NEMSM April 2007 by Kent Mallette (Nebraska)