Andy341 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 ZHi, as a departure from doing Royal Air Force stuff I am building the Kitty Hawk UH-1D. I am building this excellent kit as a B Company helicopter of the 229 AHB, one specifically flown by Robert Mason, author of Chickenhawk. The book covers his tour of duty as a Huey pilot during 1965 - highly recommend book if you are into the Vietnam War period. I need help with the three digit number on the nose. I know the number (879), but is it yellow or is it white? I am able to do either as I have purchased both the stencils and unit markings from Werner's Wings. I think I am correct in saying that the digits on the tail boom are in black. If anyone can confirm this I would appreciate it. Kind regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 White on the nose Black on the tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 One tiny thing - the UH-1 was and is designed and built by Bell, not Hughes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy341 Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hi Whiskey, many thanks for clearing that up. k5054nz, what a gaff to make on my part, of course it was Bell and not Hughes. I will put this down to tiredness causing confusion with the Huey tag. Here's another conundrum, at the time of the battle at LZ X ray in the Ia Drang Valley, did the Hueys involved have the M60s on bungees or on the fixed mount? Robert Mason indicates in Chickenhawk that the mounts were fitted prior to the Ia Drang Valley, however other sources indicate that bungees were employed. Anyone any ideas? Regards, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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