A section of USMC Huey UH-1 Y "Yankee" helicopters of HMLA-367 Scarface launch in S. Afghanistan

A section (two aircraft) of Marine Corps Huey UH-1Y Yankees of HMLA-367 "Scarface" launch off of an expeditionary airfield in southern Afghanistan on a convoy escort / close air support mission. The Yankee is the latest iteration of the "Huey" UH-1, and Scarface is the first squadron to deploy them in combat, and the first time the platform has been used in Afghanistan. Also scenes of one of Scarface's AH-1W Super Cobras. The video shows prep, including arming the weapons (note the pilot with her hands held during arming), launch, forming up, and flying into the desert in formation. Footage by Cpl Sam Nasso as photographer Ed Darack shoots still shots.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• UH-1
• UH1-Y
• Huey
• Afghanistan
• Marine
• Corps
• HMLA-367
• Scarface
• Helicopter

[stokulapoke1]

I'm a huey chrewchief. Our MOS is actually 8972 and we man door guns

[DrAwesome8894]

@Dodgeoffroadfreak 6199

[Dodgeoffroadfreak]

What mos is door gunner?

[DANIAC262]

@afish6969 It's actually on the correct side now it was wrong before

[afish6969]

Love the new Yankee's and Zulu's!! But I'm not used to the tailrotor being on the wrong side. ;-) Scarface Gunner 87-92

[blackhatch46]

yea you guys finally grew up and got an APP! just kidding, love the new planes.

[ejbgunny1]

Ooo Rah "Scarface" Marines!!!

[cwmak70]

Precisely, Best Skid ever!

[BlkHorse212]

Get'm! thinking about coming back in to become a crew chief for one of them, big difference between those and my primary mos of 1833, Amphibious Assualt Crewmen. Always loved the uh1 and ah1 for watching our back over moble at Camp Fallujah

[wallyfred]

Love the Huey! this heli got me into wanting to be a pilot when i was a child. nice to see it turned into an awsome machine. I really envy the Miss that flies this Venom (Yankee)

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