Author Archives: Roger Young

About Roger Young

Roger "Bear" Young served with the Silver Spurs as a Scout crew chief and Line Chief from Dec '69 through Nov '70. Upon his return to the "world" he served at Hunter AAF as a Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader. He founded the Spur website in Sept 1997.

History of the Bell AH-1 Cobra

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Roger Young

Please read: Bell AH-1 Cobra  

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Video: Army Chopper Pilot Training

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Roger Young

Located on YouTube:  

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AH-56 Cheyenne

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Roger Young

Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne “The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne was a single-engine attack helicopter developed by Lockheed for the United States Army‘s Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS) program to produce the Army’s first dedicated attack helicopter. Lockheed designed the AH-56 utilizing … Continue reading →

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Video: B Troop, 3-17th Cav, Iraq

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Roger Young

Submitted by CPT. Corwin, produced during their 2007-2008 tour. Warning – Graphic Video!

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Army Huey’s Retired

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Roger Young

Legendary Huey helicopter earns Army retirement – Seattle Times – 28 Jan 11 “…There’s no doubt that without this aircraft, we couldn’t have done what we did there in Vietnam,’ said retired Col. Phillip Courts, commander of the Army’s Ninth … Continue reading →

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Video: The Man In The Doorway

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Roger Young

A YouTube video tribute I found to all Lift crew chiefs & door gunners! – Roger

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DVD: Low Level Hell

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Roger Young

A tribute to all who served in the Scouts – submitted by Bill McCalister Low Level Hell:The Hughes 500 story This is the story of a  remarkable helicopter simply known as the  500. It is also the story of the … Continue reading →

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