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Originally Posted by Lady Jane
The Hughes Industries Cayuse OH-6 was the grand Daddy of the MD series.
Reportedly, 964 out of the 1,422 OH-6As produced for the U.S. Army were destroyed in the Vietnam theatre, the majority of these losses being a result of hostile action, typically ground fire. It was eventually replaced by the Kiowa (Jet Ranger) but was nowhere as nimble.
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The H-6 lives on in greatly improved SpecOps guise with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The current versions are the MH-6M and AH-6M with 6 rotor blades, etc. These are known as "Little Birds".