Coast to Coast unrefueled in an OH-6

“In April 1966, the U.S. Army OH-6A, which would later win accolades for its performance as a scout helicopter in Vietnam, set 23 world records for distance, speed, and altitude; more than four decades later, many are unsurpassed. Perhaps the most incredible of these unbroken records is the longest nonstop, unrefueled flight by any helicopter…”

Moments and Milestones: Now, That’s Good Mileage by Don Porter – Air & Space Magazine, May 01, 2011

Submitted by Paul Clergy

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.
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One Response to Coast to Coast unrefueled in an OH-6

  1. Gary Swartz says:

    We could have flown all day!!
    (Of course, no Observer. And we would have burned all night, if shot down. I think the way we did it was better for survival.)

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