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What Role Did U.S. Air Support Play in the Vietnam War?

What Role Did U.S. Air Support Play in the Vietnam War?. Dan Radziewicz. Types of Air Support. Helicopters Attack Helicopters Medical Evacuation Helicopters Supply Helicopters Transportation Helicopters Observation Helicopters. Types of Air Support. Planes Fighter Jets Bombers

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What Role Did U.S. Air Support Play in the Vietnam War?

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  1. What Role Did U.S. Air Support Play in the Vietnam War? Dan Radziewicz

  2. Types of Air Support Helicopters • Attack Helicopters • Medical Evacuation Helicopters • Supply Helicopters • Transportation Helicopters • Observation Helicopters

  3. Types of Air Support Planes • Fighter Jets • Bombers • Supply Planes • Troop Carrying Planes

  4. Cost • The cost of the F-105 Thunderchief, a popular fighter jet, was $2,136,668 • The cost of the Bell UH-1P, a popular attack helicopter, was $273,000

  5. Cost of Air Weapons • The United States spent about $900,000,000,000 total on the Vietnam War • About half of the $900 billion was spent on planes, helicopters, aircraft ammunition, and bombs

  6. Helicopter Medical Evacuation • Medical Evacuation Helicopters (MEDEVAC) flew about 500,000 missions • Over 900,000 soldiers were airlifted out of a war zone by helicopters

  7. Flight Time • Over 12,000 helicopters were sent into missions • UH-1’s got 9,713,762 hours of flight time between October 1966 and early 1973 • UH-1G’s got 1,110,716 hours of flight time in the Vietnam War

  8. Conclusion • I think that the U.S. Air Support played a big role in the Vietnam War by aiding injured troops, taking out enemy bases from above, bringing the troops supplies, and transporting troops and ammunition. The new air tactics learned in the Vietnam War were used throughout the rest of the Twentieth Century and are still used today.

  9. Works Cited • Nastasi, Mike. "The Role of Air Power in the Vietnam War." Military History Online. Military History Online, Web. 28 Oct 2009. <http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/vietnam/airpower/>. • Neiman, David. "Air War." Battlefield: Vietnam. PBS, Web. 28 Oct 2009. <http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/air/index.html>. • Roush, Gary. "Statistics about the Vietnam War." History Channel, 2008. Web. <http://www.vhfcn. • Vietnam Helicopter Images and Artifacts." VHPA Museum. 27 sep 2009. Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Assossiation, Web. 28 Oct 2009. <http://www.vhpamuseum.org/defaultmenu.shtml>.org/stat.html>.

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