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Description
| Manufacturer: | Helio | |
| Base model: | U-10 | |
| Designation: | U-10 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Super Courier | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1952-Present | |
| Basic role: | Utility | |
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Chuck Huber Cedar Crest, NM | Excerpt from the Department of Defense Press Release Sept. 29, 2008 - some of the posters/readers here may remember "The Zook."
"[The remains of Col. David H. Zook, Jr., U.S. Air Force, of West Liberty, Ohio [have been recoverd in Vietnam]. "He will be buried Oct. 4 in West Liberty. "On Oct. 4, 1967, Zook was on a psychological warfare operation over Song Be Province, South Vietnam, when his U-10B Super Courier aircraft collided in mid-air with a C-7A Caribou. "The C-7 pilot said he saw the other aircraft hit the ground and explode. "Several search and rescue attempts failed to locate Zook's remains." The sad irony is that it was a midair collision with a friendly which caused Zook's death. 09/30/2008 @ 07:39 [ref: 22772] |
| Todd Cincinnati, OH | wow, I just read the DoD casuality release and went out to Google to see what a U-10B actually was. Should get one of these to USAF Museum in Dayton.
Glad the Colonel is coming home, may God Bless him. 09/30/2008 @ 06:27 [ref: 22771] |
| Steve , VA | Pilot Missing In Action From The Vietnam War Is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Col. David H. Zook, Jr., U.S. Air Force, of West Liberty, Ohio. He will be buried Oct. 4 in West Liberty. On Oct. 4, 1967, Zook was on a psychological warfare operation over Song Be Province, South Vietnam, when his U-10B Super Courier aircraft collided in mid-air with a C-7A Caribou. The C-7 pilot said he saw the other aircraft hit the ground and explode. Several search and rescue attempts failed to locate Zook's remains. In 1992, a joint U.S./Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), investigated the incident in Song Be Province. The team interviewed Vietnamese citizens who witnessed the crash and saw remains amid the wreckage. The team surveyed the site and found evidence consistent with Zook's crash. While later examining the evidence recovered from the site, a small fragment of bone was found. In 1993, another joint team excavated the crash site and recovered a bone fragment and non-biological material including small pieces of military clothing. In March 2008, a final excavation was conducted and more human remains were recovered. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and also used dental comparisons in the identification of Zook's remains. For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169. 09/30/2008 @ 06:04 [ref: 22770] |
| G.G. Dallas, TX | Website for the 5th ACS/SOS, Vietnam. The 5th flew the U-10A/D & C-47. This is a picture of the Helio pilots of the 5th SOS, "C" Flt., Binh Thuy , Feb. 1969. 11/25/2007 @ 11:26 [ref: 18664] |
| Kent C. Hoefle Fort Worth, TX | An Interest note on your U-10 picture over the Delta in 1969. The pilot of that aircraft was Lt. Guy Sumpter and the picture was taken by an USAF combat photographer and I was the pilot of the U-10 from which the picture was taken. I always wondered what happen to the pictures taken that day. It brings back many memiors of the 5th SOS in Bien Thuy. 10/09/2007 @ 11:44 [ref: 18144] |
| Terry Sasek Detroit, MI | Served at Binh-Thuy AB, 1968-1969, I use to voulenteer to go up at throw out Chu-hoi leaflets and play the tapes over the loud speaker on the U-10 Pys-ops missions. This was an outstanding aircraft, you knew it would get you home every mission. 05/21/2006 @ 19:47 [ref: 13346] |
| Stephen Ruby Oshkosh, WI | International Helio Association website debuts, so for all Helio owners and enthusiasts we now will be able to offer you membership, newsletter, classifieds, and some very informative material regarding the legendary Helio C/STOL
line of airplanes that have no equal.... http://www.helioassociation.org 03/12/2006 @ 08:26 [ref: 12777] |
| Stephen Ruby Oshkosh, WI | Helio Update
There will be an article written in the March issue of Vintage Airplane www.vintageaircraft.org pertaining to the availibilty of parts concerning existing Helio aircraft currently in service worldwide. I will list the available vendors, rebuilders who can provide further information in an environment that raises concerns, especially, the AD 82-16-08.. amendment 39-4427 addressing the wing carry-thru assembly. Helio's with more than 3600 hrs. are becoming candidates for inspection and upgrades involving these issues plus, several other parts that have not been manufactured since 1984. The AD does not affect the Helio 700 and 800 models, only H-391-B, H-250, H-395, H-295 up to 1400 series when production ceased in 1974.. including ex-military U-10A, B, D models respectively Best regards Stephen Ruby International Helio Association Oshkosh, WI 02/02/2006 @ 09:30 [ref: 12392] |
| Stephen Ruby Oshkosh, WI | Greetings:
We are the International Helio Association and we have 2 outstanding Helio's for sale. A 1957 H-391-B 219hrs. TTAF, 100hrs. on engine (GO-435-C2B2) 260h.p. Two-time EAA award winner. Lowest-time Helio in the world, beautiful light-weight "Courier" 1972 H-295 (1400 series) 3800lb. gross, x-wind gear, 3600hrs. TTAF/E. This a well maintained "Super Courier" always hangared.. If intersted please contact us @ (920) 426-9537 International Helio Association Oshkosh,WI 10/26/2005 @ 09:49 [ref: 11575] |
| Gary L. Gosnell Dallas, TX | As a member of the 5th Special Operations Squardon, I flew the U-10 out of Binh Thuy AB (IV Corp)Sep 68-69. We had several B models and one D model. When I local my color slides of the Helio, I will scan and send you a copy. 02/26/2003 @ 18:49 [ref: 6343] |
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