Scottsboro in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
UH-1H "Huey" Helicopter
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 14, 2025
1. UH-1H "Huey" Helicopter Marker
Model: UH-1H Iroquois
Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter
Engine: one 1,400 Shaft JP Lycoming Turbo Shaft
In Service: 1967-2016
Primary user: US Army
Crew: pilot, co-pilot, or gunners, and crew chief
Primary use: utility, Air, Assault (carries up to 14 troops), air ambulance, gunship
Max Speed: 148 MPH
Weight: 4,793 lbs (empty) 9,500 lbs max takeoff
Armament (varies): 7.62 mm M60 Machine Guns in doorways, aerial rockets, and six-barrel rotary minigun
Acquisition, transportation, and restoration of this Huey was made possible by the works of many volunteers and major contributors by: Bell Helicopter, Friends of Army Aviation, Meteor Express, George Jones, Jim and Pat Blackburn, VFW Post 6073, American Legion Post 30, Lori and Gary Capodanno.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 34° 39.201′ N, 86° 2.527′ W. Memorial is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County. It is on Heroes Drive west of Jefferson Dr. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1616 Heroes Dr, Scottsboro AL 35768, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cobra Attack Helicopter (a few steps from this marker); Kanone 18 Heavy Field Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); American - Indian Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Changing Faces of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Company B, 151st Engineering Combat Battalion Army National Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); Iraq (2nd Persian Gulf) War (within shouting distance of this marker).
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 14, 2025
2. UH-1H "Huey" Helicopter Marker
Also see . . . UH-1H Iroquois Huey Helicopter. From 1965 to 1973, the Bell UH-1, officially named Iroquois was the most common utility helicopter used in Vietnam. The Huey nickname stuck thanks to her early HU-1 designation (it was later redesignated to UH-1 with the normalization of 1962). This particular helicopter is a Slick, used for troop carrying. It is not fitted with external weapons to save weight and is only armed with the M60s used by the door gunners. These aircraft operated in the hostile environment of Vietnam for almost a decade. (Submitted on March 16, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
