Retired U.S. Army Capt. Jim Mitschke was reunited with the Bell AH-1G attack helicopter that he flew with during the Vietnam War recently at Yuma Proving Ground.
Vietnam-era Army Capt. Jim Mitschke (left) talks with U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Flight Services Division Chief Patrick Franklin beneath the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter he flew in combat for more than 750 hours in country. Mitschke was reunited with the aircraft after more than 50 years.
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