The UH-1 Huey became one of the defining aircraft of the Vietnam War. Stacked Deck is connected to that history through material from UH-1C-BF 65-9497, an aircraft that served in Vietnam before eventually being disposed of as military surplus.
UH-1C 65-9497
After its military service, 65-9497 was held at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia before being scrapped. A surviving section of its fuselage was preserved before disposal.
Surviving fuselage panel from UH-1C 65-9497.
The Huey's Combat Role
The UH-1 family served in troop transport, medical evacuation, command-and-control and armed helicopter roles. The UH-1C was developed specifically to improve the gunship mission, giving crews a more capable platform for escort and fire support.
The surviving skin from 65-9497 connects Stacked Deck to an actual Vietnam-era Huey rather than to the aircraft type in the abstract.
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