[lewislynn]

Most of us had already had a couple weeks of flying with other units while our birds made their way from Ft. Lewis by ship.

My first UH 1 flight was a test flight of one of those, possibly one of yours, that came by ship.

I actually experienced an auto-rotating (under no power) landing on that flight.

My company, though it was called a "transportation" company, did aircraft repair/maintenance.

[leadpenny]

My first UH 1 flight was a test flight of one of those, possibly one of yours, that came by ship.

I actually experienced an auto-rotating (under no power) landing on that flight.

Great fun, eh? I came back to Vung Tau on my second tour while stationed at Hue, Phu Bai. The NETT (New Equipment Training Team) was there for the OH-58A Kiowa. Someone thought it would be a good idea for me to get checked out in that underpowered piece of junk. The factory team was good and after a week of autos and other stuff I ferried a new one to Phu Bai.