AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter Low Level POV Flight In Vietnam

Low-level flight from an AH-1 Cobra gunship in Vietnam.

[@stephenkamens587]

my last tour of duty in Vietnam, after three years, was with the 159th Dust-Off Med Det, Hel Amb. Located at Cu Chi, Dau Tieng and Tay Ninh. i came to worship the A1E1, "Sandy" drivers. They made it possible, that i am writting this, now. Well, i was a little wrong, when it came time to DEROS Vietnam, i mean DD-214 Graduate time. i wanted to fly to Saigon, to Camp Alpha, on a "Sandy" A1E1 Skyraider. USAF Strongly said NO. But, thanks to my first tour of duty, 1967, First Air Cavalry Division. Whose move South, from Central Highlands, to Cu Chi Dec 1968. i was scheduled to leave Jan 30th, 1969. a Cobra Gun Ship from the First Air Cav was being flown to Saigon from Tay Ninh and it was arranged for me to Fly front seat, as they didn't need the Gunner. "THAT WAS THE BEST PRESENT" that anybody could ever get!! The Pilot followed Highway One and the Saigon River from Go Da Ha Bridge and Trang Bang. i even felt G's

[@greasyflight6609]

Incredible

[@davidstaudohar6733]

Thank you for serving in the United States Military , Semper Fidelis from Delta special Forces including Lancers air tactical command I Corps 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 That was my flight in the video 🎥🎞️🎞️📺 2nd Lt. David Staudohar 🙏✝️🙏 ‼️

[@bobtis]

Great way th DEROS

[@billcowan6070]

I remember pulling perimeter guard duty at our artillery firebase n we got hit with incoming n ground attack by NVA n the Cobra was called n just hearing the sound of the mini gun n seeing the tracer rounds I was glad they were ours it was crazy n 1 helluva night. Thanks brothers n welcome home

[@PacoOtis]

I'm an old Huey, Cobra & Blackhawk driver and must say the Cobra is the most fun to fly. However, this video showed that the Cobra could not do much at that altitude as it is necessary to get your weapons on target and this flight gives you very little time. Best of luck!

[@drgnner6028]

That was just for fun. No doubt about it. :-)

[@TBlanktim]

I thought the same thing watching it.

[@Roger2465]

Pilot?

[@davidstaudohar6733]

@@Roger2465 Second Lt David Staudohar USMC TAD battlefield commission, by Presidential appointment from James Carter with the B company. 158th Lancer's air tactical command I Corps , this was my test flight And Is flying this Angle of Death from above ♠️ My call sign ," THE KID " 🦅🇺🇸🦅❤️

[@DavidLouisLouis-qh9ni]

🙏♥️🇺🇸 🗽 Thank U 4 the patriotic service for God family and friends, fighting communism until the end ‼️

[@verticle2612]

I miss my Cobra. 31 years in the Army, 5 Aircraft quals but nothing like the AH-1.

[@davidstaudohar8147]

🦅🇺🇲🦅 I was qualified in a AH 1 Cobra when I served with the Lancers Squadron B Co. 158 , Let's mow the lawn , ‼️

[@topgunsnake720]

REDSKINS Co. D (Atk Hel), 158th Avn Bn (Aslt Hel), 101st Abn Div. Camp Evans 1971. Man in the front seat and in the door. Never forget, never regret.

[@leonleon2276]

And many of you fools got shot out of the sky by bow n arrows 😂 😂

[@davidstaudohar6733]

@@topgunsnake720 Thank U 4 the inspiration 👌 👍 Lancer's air tactical command Call sign The Kid 🦅🇺🇲🦅‼️

[@Travis_22]

Great stuff, I love these Vietnam videos, true helicopter warfare pioneers. I'm ex-UK heli gunner Iraq, Afghanistan. Thank you for your service 'Nam vets, and RIP to the fallen. 🙏

[@jimcaufman2328]

nice video. first tour slicks and second tour snakes. two tours a 1 round through a blade of a cobra. luckiest WO to fly in Vietnam

[@davidphelps8502]

D troop 1/9 cav. Yup. That's what it looked like. Thanks for posting!

[@davidca96]

those boys had to be a bit wild/crazy to do what they did so well....hugging the trees and going into areas with absurd AA fire. Doesnt get any braver than that.

[@stephenblake2196]

BADASS !!! THANKS FOR SHARING THIS!!! LOVE TO SEE MORE!!!

[@TacShooter]

Few power lines to worry about.

[@FckYourFeelingsYT]

Tree top flyer just kicked on in my head.

[@scott-in-dfw3005]

I was a UH-1H Huey Crewchief '88-'93...pilots out at Graf and Hohenfels used to love flying NoE...me, not so much. The sideways view always made me a bit...uh...queasy. They also liked to do RTT's which while fun, were somewhat dangerous and resulted in a 2 hour tail boom inspection afterward. Pilots=fun! Crewchief=Not so much.

[@chuckcuttress2991]

Our pilots did the same thing in our B model gunship until my crew chief told them to knock this shit off

[@Travis_22]

Haha!

[@crazyralph6386]

Looks like he’s doing a good 150-160mph?

[@bretthoffman2128]

Nice Video, Showcases Nap of the Earth Flight

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Fast & Low !

[@SongJLikes]

“Anything above 500ft was a kill zone.”

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Dash cam old style. I love it. What a rush. 😁

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

That takes great skill salute

[@hrdknox2000]

Jesus! It looks so low he could've opened up the canopy and snatched one of those woven rice hats off of a farmer!

[@davidstaudohar6733]

🦅🇺🇸🦅, call sign the kid ♥️‼️

[@francisconti9085]

Low & fast..that would rattle your bones as it buzzed ya..turn around to see the noise, ZIP! ..nothing but "GrrRRRRRBBBBB-BPBPBPPPPP-OP-BAP-BOP- OP-OP -OP -op. - op.. " the smell of jet exhaust & whiplash...

[@BO4TMAN]

salute to your dad

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

If anyone wants to see a Cobra helicopter the VFW in Prospect,Connecticut on Rte 68 has one mounted on a pole in front of their hall. We had a Warrant Officer in my unit that was a Cobra pilot during the Vietnam War and he just loved flying the Cobra.

[@jerryneff6018]

Woowho what a ride

[@castnerscutthroats9297]

Nap of the earth flying right there.

[@AzuretheDumpster]

Good MOORNNING VIETNAM

[@allgood6760]

Awesome! .. if you were the pilot you would not want to sneeze!

[@billrossignon8621]

I wonder if the pilot became a crop duster after his tour.

[@LevelUpSounds]

Crazy

[@ottomatic3123]

I heard hard charging music of the period in my head while I watched this.

[@Dan-sj2jp]

Great gunship. I wouldn't want to be on the menu.

[@DavidLouisLouis-qh9ni]

🔴🦅🇺🇸 Lancer's air tactical command 🦅 2nd LT David Staudohar, Flying Cowboys 🤠 Angel's from the sky ♥️‼️

[@anslogarrick7638]

I wonder with 275 of them could do

[@rogermurray5582]

The Cobra Attack Helicopter 🚁 Still in Serve U.S.MARINES U.S.NAVY have adopted Helicopter 🚁 Call it Firefly Long Tail

[@socaljarhead7670]

Turfin’!!

[@user-ol1qm9ey7g]

ใช่พวกมึงเสร็จธุระก็ควรออกจากบัญชีนี้ได้แล้ว อย่ามาหากินเงินเศษเงินทอนที่นี่เลย คนตายไปหลายหมื่นแล้ว

[@michaelashcraft8569]

"Baiting" them poor old VC/NVA..DOC MIKE USN

[@traphouseadmin9751]

Tree-Top flyer

[@BernardBouchard-qq9kq]

Been there done that.

[@8AD858D8]

NOE staying alive.

[@margaretarnett1437]

Looks more like just low level flying to me, not much on the attacking on this one I guess? 🤷🤔😐

[@equesfuscus]

Read the title.

[@Kfirc2]

Anyone seen an attack?

[@RedBloodCat1]

no, it's the helicopter. Aka AH-1 Cobra which is an attack helicopter

[@cregan55]

Hey ! Wheres the stabilizer...... Jk!

[@markbravo7757]

Gee , It looks a lot more exciting In the movies . Should Have had Coppola . Do your editing .

[@ZOMb2010]

Ohhh K 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jerryduncan1496]

Ah the memories!! Blood, Guts, Burns, Exploded Heads, Body Parts, Oh Yeah Don’t Forget The Shower Of Garbage, Shit, And Spit When I Got Home !!! ☠️☠️☠️

[@maxadful]

Good for third world

[@ZT-vr4wz]

POV views of America committing war crimes. 😐

[@jasonford7216]

Yeah wikileaks showed the world about Americans and the American war crimes that you American people did to totally innocent humans...

[@Rudeljaeger]

America did bad things. But shithole countries like Iran, Russia etc. are worse.