While the St. Bernard is the dog breed best known as rescue dogs, for downed American pilots in Vietnam their savior was a rescue chopper named after a different breed. Meet the Kaman HH-43 Huskie, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: From 1966-1970, the crews of the Huskie performed a total of 888 combat saves including 343 aircrew rescues and 545 non-aircrew rescues. While the St. Bernard is the dog ...