USAF Helicopter Fly-in & Display
Collaborated With: United States Air Force, MIT Air Force ROTC Det 365
2016 not only celebrates MIT’s 100 years in the city of Cambridge, but also 100 years since the enactment of the National Defense Act of 1916 that created the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). The UH-1N from the 1 Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews is a light-lift utility helicopter used to support various missions. The primary missions include: airlift of emergency security forces, security and surveillance of off-base nuclear weapons convoys, and distinguished visitor airlift. Other uses include: disaster response operations, search and rescue, medical evacuation, airborne cable inspections, support to aircrew survival school, aerial testing, routine missile site support and transport.
Watch the UH-1N fly in and land at 10:00am (get here early!)! You can then check out the Huey up close and personally, while meeting the pilots and crew.
Come back just before 3:00pm for take-off!
You can also view the Huey incoming and outgoing along Vassar Street.