Cobra Gunship
Bell AH-1G a.k.a. Snake
Combat in Vietnam 1968-1971
Persian Gulf 1990-1991
Armament:
38-2.75" rockets
8-Anti-Tank missiles
1-20mm cannon
This memorial is dedicated to all U.S. Veterans
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 50.213′ N, 101° 2.786′ W. Memorial is in Atwood, Kansas, in Rawlins County. It is on North Railroad Avenue (State Highway 25) 1.6 miles north of Grant Street (U.S. 36), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12387 Kansas Highway 25, Atwood KS 67730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
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Also see . . . Bell AH-1 Cobra (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.(Submitted on September 7, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The AH-1 was rapidly developed as an interim gunship in response to the United States Army's needs in the Vietnam War. It used the same engine, transmission and rotor system as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, which had already proven to be a capable platform during the conflict, but paired it with a redesigned narrow fuselage among other features. The original AH-1, being a dedicated attack helicopter, came equipped with stub wings for various weapons, a chin-mounted gun turret, and an armored tandem cockpit, from which it was operated by a pilot and gunner. Its design was shaped to fulfill a need for a dedicated armed escort for transport helicopters, giving
the latter greater survivability in contested environments.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 20212. Cobra Gunship MarkerLooking east from North Railroad Avenue (Kansas Hwy 25).During June 1967, the first examples of the AH-1 entered service with the US Army and were promptly deployed to the Vietnam theater. It commonly provided fire support to friendly ground forces, escorted transport helicopters, and flew in "hunter killer" teams by pairing with Hughes OH-6A Cayuse scout helicopters. In the Vietnam War alone, the Cobra fleet cumulatively chalked up more than one million operational hours; roughly 300 AH-1s were also lost in combat. For several decades, the AH-1 formed the core of the US Army's attack helicopter fleet, seeing combat in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and the Gulf War.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
