OH-23 Raven

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The OH-23 Raven is a light observation and utility helicopter used extensively by the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars for reconnaissance, liaison, and medical evacuation missions.

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OH-23 Raven canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light observation helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
armamentOption machine guns ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
basedOn Hiller Model 360 ⓘ
capacity 2 passengers ⓘ
configuration single main rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
engineModel Lycoming VO-435 ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1950 ⓘ
firstFlight 1948 ⓘ
introducedAs H-23A ⓘ
landingGear skid landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Hiller Aircraft ⓘ
maxSpeed about 97 knots ⓘ
notableFeature bubble canopy ⓘ
two-blade main rotor ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
previousDesignation H-23 Raven ⓘ
primaryUser United States Army ⓘ
range about 250 miles ⓘ
role liaison ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
observation ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
training ⓘ
utility ⓘ
successor OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
tailConfiguration tail rotor ⓘ
usedBy Argentine Army ⓘ
Chilean Army ⓘ
Colombian Army ⓘ
Danish Army ⓘ
Iranian military ⓘ
Italian Army ⓘ
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
New Zealand Army ⓘ
Norwegian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
South Korean Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor artillery spotting ⓘ
forward air control ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ

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Hugh Thompson Jr. → aircraftFlown → OH-23 Raven ⓘ