Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
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The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Hughes Helicopters. Its formal name is derived from the Cayuse people, while its "Loach" nickname is derived from Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program under which it was procured, and likely the word "chopper", a common nickname for helicopters.
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
OH-6 helicopter in flight
A OH-6A in Vietnam, May 1970
An OH-6A and two AH-1G Cobra helicopters flying a reconnaissance mission near Phuoc Vinh, circa 1970
Hughes Helicopters
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Hughes Helicopters was a major manufacturer of military and civilian helicopters from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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