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Vietnam Helicopter Lands for Ames Breakfast
10 Jun
Summary
- A Vietnam-era UH-34D Seahorse helicopter is featured.
- The event benefits local youth and police charities.
- Plane rides are offered for $35 per person.
A Vietnam-era UH-34D Seahorse helicopter, dubbed 'The Flying Memorial,' will be the centerpiece of a fly-in pancake breakfast event in Ames this weekend. This special aircraft, which served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 with the Marine Corps' HMM-362 squadron, carries a plaque honoring 33 fallen Marines.
The event is scheduled to take place from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport. The annual fly-in and breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Story County and the Ames Police Benefit Association.
Central Iowa Air Services will provide 20-minute plane rides for $35 per person, with the first flight departing at 8 a.m. The helicopter is owned by retired Lt. Col. Nick Turner, a former helicopter pilot from the same squadron, who now preserves its mission by flying it to various events and schools.
