2 Originating from a concept demonstrator delivered to the U.S. Army in 1962 based upon a UH-1 Huey, the AH-1W Super Cobra is the world’s first attack helicopter. Marines have been flying the AH ...

The Cobras logged more than a million flight hours in Vietnam; 270 of them were destroyed, and 231 Cobra pilots died in combat or went missing. In 1999, the Army retired the AH-1 from active duty.

The Army also continued to pursue an interim attack helicopter, and Bell developed the AH-1 Cobra two-seat attack helicopter, using the Huey's transmission, engine, rotor system, and tail structure.

Scenes from the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Legacy Chapter’s Living History Flight Experience held Saturday at Atlanta ...

Service: US Army Armament: Air-to-air Stinger ... in support of combat and contingency operations. It replaces the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters (those that function as scouts in air cavalry ...

William Reeder Jr., who served two tours in Vietnam as a U.S. Army pilot, was shot down on May 9, 1972, while flying a mission in a Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter. He barely survived a forced march ...