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 UH-1 "Huey" helicopter - Final Approach
N 43° 10.829 W 086° 13.263
16T E 563304 N 4781151
Located at Muskegon County's Vietnam Memorial. Access is off of Grand Haven Road just south of Route 31. Parking available on site.
Waymark Code: WM65K7
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2009
Views: 14
Located at the entrance to Hidden Cove Park in Norton Shores, Michigan. A Vietnam War Memorial named, "Final Approach".
The aircraft is a UH-1 "Huey" helicopter. Aircraft number 958. This helicopter spent 3 years in Vietnam, attached to the 173d Airborne Brigade, their nickname was "Casper, the friendly Ghost". The nose of this chopper has Casper painted on it just as it did back in Nam. Today it is very faded, hard to see. The 173rd's main mission was to fly troops to areas of suspected activity - and hopefully, pick them up again.
Muskegon-based Chapter 31 of the Vietnam Veterans of America helped put the chopper up there, they worked their back ends off raising money.
Dedicated in Fall of 1997.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): UH-1A "Huey" helicopter
Tail Number: (S/N): 958
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Final Approach Vietnam Memorial
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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