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Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter

 
 
UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2010
1. UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter Marker
Inscription.
Nicknamed the Huey, helicopters
of this type supported Division
airmobile operations in the 1960s
and 1970s. The UH-1 was also
capable of dropping paratroopers
or sling loading heavy equipment

 
Erected by 82nd Airborne Division Museum.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 35° 7.806′ N, 79° 1.304′ W. Marker is in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. Marker and helicopter are on display about 200 feet east of the 82d Airborne Division Museum, Building C-6841, off Ardennes Street near Gela Street. Access is restricted due to Fort Bragg being an active military installation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Bragg NC 28310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. M-551A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (a few steps from this marker); Fairchild C-123-K (a few steps from this marker); Fairchild C-119 (a few steps from this marker); M-56 Scorpion Self-Propelled Antitank Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); C-7 "Caribou" (within shouting distance of this marker); T-8 90mm
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(within shouting distance of this marker); 328th Infantry Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Bragg.
 
UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2010
2. UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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