I have no idea what they were, we just called them Puff the Magic Dragon.
They mostly used to fly real low to draw fire then the Cobra Gunships would come in for the kill. We also had what was called a Pink Team. Instead of Puff we used a LOH or very small helicopter and they would also fly tree top level very slow to draw fire. (very brave, but stupid job)
Then again the Cobra's would swoop down and blow up the mountain with the help of our artillery.
This is about a Pink Team the year I was there.
I didn't see these which are called "Puff the Magic Dragon"
All I saw was a very small,very slow plane that did flips and figure 8s right near the tree tops
They mostly used to fly real low to draw fire then the Cobra Gunships would come in for the kill. We also had what was called a Pink Team. Instead of Puff we used a LOH or very small helicopter and they would also fly tree top level very slow to draw fire. (very brave, but stupid job)
Then again the Cobra's would swoop down and blow up the mountain with the help of our artillery.
This is about a Pink Team the year I was there.
In Vietnam, These Helicopter Scouts Saw Combat Up Close
Cobras and Loaches, two vastly different aircraft, relied on each other to fight the enemy.
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I didn't see these which are called "Puff the Magic Dragon"
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All I saw was a very small,very slow plane that did flips and figure 8s right near the tree tops