My father is getting on in years, and I want to re-create for him the helicopter that he flew in Vietnam with HMM-161 squadron. On 19 September 1965 he rescued the crew of two downed helo’s and was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. I want to model the UH-34D that he used.
The Italeri UH-34 Sea Horse (1:72) seems to be the closest to it. Is there a better one? Maybe something in 1:48?
Unfortunately, the 1/72 Italeri kit is it. There was an old Revell kit in 1/48th, but the molds were destroyed in an accident and it hasn’t been seen since the early '80s. Any surviving kits are collectors items and can go for quite a bit.
hereThe Italeri 1/72 one can come out quite nicely though. It just needs a little work. You can see a fine example of how it can come out .
Good luck.
If you have the serial number of his UH-34D, I’d be happy to check my files for photos of it for you.
Len
Thanks. I have a brother who is trying to find that out from his logbook. I’ll keep in touch.