Did you know that Hovercrafts were used for Patrol in Vietnam?

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:56:45 -0400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDMeTN57pwQ

Perfect use for these versatile craft

Hovercraft in Vietnam War: Patrol Air Cushion Vehicles ( PACV ) 1967 US Army

more at http://news.quickfound.net/intl/vietnam_news.html Hovercraft called Patrol Air Cushion Vehicles (PACV) are used in the Vietnam War, in conjunction wi...

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Oct 26 at 2015 7:58 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:58:50 -0400

Yes, I did...

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Oct 26 at 2015 8:00 PM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:00:22 -0400

Ya, they wern't worth a shit once they got up into the Delta.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 26 at 2015 8:29 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:29:06 -0400

Thanks, I had not clue of there use.

Response by 1SG Charles Hunter made Oct 26 at 2015 10:07 PM

1SG Charles Hunter — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:07:49 -0400

I participated in a two-day mission with the two remaining ACVs in 1969. By then, guard screens had been installed around the bubble fan intake because of an accident. The unit operating the craft was Armored Platoon (Prov)(ACV), 9th Infantry Division.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Oct 26 at 2015 10:21 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:21:50 -0400

I was at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in 1967 when they were being tested in the Chesapeake Bay. You could hear them way before you could see them.....

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Oct 27 at 2015 9:02 AM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:02:15 -0400

I have always been fascinated by hovercrafts. I didn't know that they were actually used in warfare. When I was a kid, I used to have a huge GI Joe action figure collection. My favorite vehicle in the collection was the hovercraft. I had no idea that it was modeled after these PACVs.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 27 at 2015 12:26 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:26:46 -0400

We tested them at Eglin AFB.

Response by 1SG Patrick Sims made Oct 28 at 2015 6:45 PM

1SG Patrick Sims — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:45:31 -0400

I spent all of my time in the Mekong Delta, but there were a unit of hover craft with us for a short while. I remember one of the crew telling me they spent most of their time in I corps