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Originally Posted by sf11b_p
I was told a story, and maybe just that, that there was some experimentation with replacing the UH1s M-60 pedestal door gun with a .50. That a high ranking officer wanted to be first to try, but someone forgot the pins to secure the gun on the swivel mount and the gun jumped up and smacked the officer. That, according to the story, was the end of having a .50 door gunner in a Huey.
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That could be a true story in whatever AO that GO held sway, but in 66 we had a couple of H-model Hueys mounted with .50's. They were utilized for airfield security as flare ships, and they also ran the canals at night looking for Sampans, a large searchlight lit up the Sampans very well, as did the .50's!.
Terry
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