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U.S. helicopter crews

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U.S. helicopter crews

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U.S. helicopter units arrive in South Vietnam

đź“… 11 December 1961

The first U.S. Army helicopter units arrived at Saigon’s Tân Sơn Nhứt airfield as part of a major expansion of military assistance. Helicopters increased the mobility of U.S.-backed forces, bringing...

Operation Chopper marks early U.S.-supported helicopter assault

đź“… 12 January 1962

U.S. helicopters transported South Vietnamese troops in an assault near Tây Ninh. The mission illustrated the increasingly direct U.S. role in planning and enabling combat operations, despite public...