Bell AH-1 gets a paint Job

Vice Commander Robert Osborne becomes chairman of the paint committee. Using his paint business experience, Mr. Osborne preserves and protects our proud static display.  The helicopter that sits at the Post 65 entrance is a Bell Ah-1 Cobra, company designation. Model 209. It is a two-blade, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter for service in the jungles of Vietnam. Engineers developed a system where the engine, transmission, and rotor system worked in mechanical unison with Bell's UH-1 Iroquois. The AH-1 is also referred to as the Huey Cobra or "snake". The AH-1 was the backbone of the United States Army's attack helicopter fleet.