During the Vietnam War aeromedical evacuation units, commonly called 'Dust-Offs' evacuated a staggering 900,000 casualties from the battlefield. The vast majority of these 'Air Ambulances' were reconfigured 'HUEYS' which were unarmed 'Dust-Offs' and could be airborne in just 3 minutes after receiving an emergency call and have their patients back in a field hospital with in 15 minutes from taking off from an LZ (Landing Zone). Despite large and prominent red-crosses on the aircraft they often faced intense groundfire when trying to extract the wounded. Although usually escorted by flying bodyguard 'Gunships' who would provide suppressing fire. 'Dust-Offs' would often still fly into hostile fire zones without escort when emergencies demanded it. Time after time, these life-saving crews and their 'HUEYS' performed miracles in the most difficult of conditions and situations. This particular 'Special Edition' model is our tribute to them!
Just 200 of this 'HUEY' are being produced.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Resin & Metal-Alloy
Epoch
Vietnam War
Time
1964 - 1975
Nationality/Location
USA
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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