Army UH-1H # 63-08803 

•  1964 - Delivered to the U.S. Army Fort Benning, GA

•  1965 - Arrived in Vietnam September 1965, 1st Cav., 15th Med. BN.(APO 96490). Flew as a Medevac Air Ambulance for the first two years in Vietnam.

• 1967 - Transferred to Soc Trang, to the 336th Assault Helicopter Company (Warriors and T-Birds) "Warrior 11" flew as a slick.

• 1968 - On March 8, 1968, crash landed in a burning LZ, skids ripped off, a.c. shut down, restarted and flown 45 minutes back to Soc Trang and landed on sand bags Click here to view photos. Later that month 803/Warrior 11 would be shipped back to ARADMAC, N.A.S., Corpus Christie, Texas, for complete overhaul repairs and inspections (completed September 13, 1968).

• 1969 - Transferred back to Fort Benning, Georgia.

• 1972 - Converted from a D model to an H model

• 1976 -  Transferred back to AASF1 MA (Otis ANGB) where she would fly for the next 18 years in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. We thank all the men and women who spent 18 years maintaining and flying her. Honorably we mention; Bruce Martin, A. Tavilla, David Karakeian, Richard R. Mogeau, Richard Lothrop, Larry Mayer, Anthony Mimmo, David A. Carvalho, James D. McCabe, Henry W. Brilliant, Andy Chamarro and many more!

• 1995 - Retired by the Army she was released to the state of New York GSA and was transfered to the Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, New York. Principal Thomas P. Kopera, Congressman John LeFalce, his daughter and her husband Michael Barnes (instructor), would be responsible for 803's acquisition and future care. Click here to view photo.  Eight years later, this rich in history Huey would be donated to the Niagara Aerospace Museum, Niagara Falls, New York.

• 2005 - Thanks to Mr. Raymond T. O'Keefe (Executive Director of Niagara Aerospace Museum) and his committed board members, this great Icon, this three-year Vietnam Veteran Huey, this Medevac 1st Cav-15th Med BN/336th AHC Warrior 11, this 18-year MA AANG Iroquois would be donated and rescued from the outdoors by the members of American Huey 369!

• 2005 - 2007 Restored as a static display and trailered to various Vietnam Veterans events, 803/Warrior 11 would give thousands of Veterans/Patriots the opportunity to see, touch and sit in her sacred airframe. Click here to view photos in gallery.

IMPORTANT - After achieving our goal of the restoration of 369 back to flight, the decision was made in October 2007 to restore 803/Warrior 11 back to flight as well. Your membership/donation helped guarantee this monumental task!

•  2007 - 2009 After 18 months and several work weekends,  803/Warrior 11 would take to the skies again!  On July 16th, 2009,  803/Warrior 11  completed it's ground and flight M.O.C.'s (maintenance operation checks) at the hands of Mr. Paul Wheeler, our own Vietnam Army Maintenance check pilot. This monumental task was made possible by our Veterans, members, donors, sponsors and our very experienced maintenance personnel.           On July 17th, 2009, 803/Warrior 11 would join American Huey 369 in their first official formation flight to Thunder Over Michigan at the Willow Run Airport in Belleville, Michigan. Both aircraft will educate future generations for years to come!