Hughes OH-6A Cayuse Miss Clawd IV Capt Hugh Mills

"Miss Clawd IV" is a Hughes OH-6A Cayuse flown in Vietnam in 1972 by Capt Hugh Mills. The OH-6A was nicknamed the "Loach" from the initials LOH of Light Observation Helicopter. It was the principal scout helicopter used by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. The Loach was armed with the XM-27 Armament Subsystem comprising an M-134 mini-gun mounted on the left side of the aircraft with 2,000 rounds of ammunition. The crew normally consisted of a pilot and a crew chief who sat in the right rear seat armed with a M-60 machine gun on a bungee cord with 3,000 rounds of ammunition. In addition to this, assorted armament was carried by the crew depending upon their personal preferences. Doors were removed from the aircraft since they obstructed vision and made it difficult to get out in the event of a crash. Flying in the Aero Scouts was one of the most dangerous of all flying duties in Vietnam, only equaled by that of Dust Off pilots. In 1969 the Scout Platoon had 10 pilots at any one time. Eighty percent of that first 10 were wounded or killed. That rate remained fairly consistent. Many pilots did not stay in the unit long because it wasn't for everyone. In a 12 month period, there were approximately 20 different pilots. Lt Col Mills retired from the U.S. Army in 1993 with 26 years of service. Miss Clawd IV is now on display in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Limited Edition Color Print, Signed and Numbered by the Artist. See More.

Bell ARH-70A Arapaho

The Bell ARH-70A is a light military helicopter designed for the United States Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program. With a crew of two and optimized for urban combat, the ARH-70A was slated to replace the Army's aging OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The ARH-70A was built with off-the-shelf technology; the airframe was based on Bell's commercially successful Bell 407. An Army press release referred to the ARH-70A by the name Arapaho. Bell's ARH demonstrator, a modified Bell 407 (s/n 53343/N91796), first flew on 3 June 2005. The first flight of the ARH-70A was on 20 July 2006, at Bell's XworX facility in Arlington, Texas, by prototype #2 (s/n 53904/N44548). Limited Edition. Signed and Numbered by the Artist. See More.