AH-1G Huey Cobra The Cobras Venom Canvas Print

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With the initial success of \"Aerial Envelopment\" during the formative years of the war in Vietnam it became clear to the U.S. Army that a dedicated helicopter gunship was needed to replace the makeshift Huey \"Hogs\" that were seeing so much action. Bell Helicopter took the requirement to heart and using the same basic framework as their famous Huey, they set about to design what turned into the Huey Cobra. The Cobra, when it reached Vietname, proved to be a devastatingly effective design, and forty years later updated versions still serve the Army National Guard, and Marine Corps as an integral part of their fighting package.
This \"Snake\" is from the 7th Sqd., 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, 1969. Its coming in on a firefight, a snake in the grass, along one of the waterways of the Mekong Delta.

Stu Shepherd has been an aviation illustrator for nearly twenty years. His work is mostly known by box cover art on aircraft model kits made by Revell and Monogram, for whom he has done over 300 images (now including car box art and Star Wars items too). Stu has also worked in the Computer Game and Internet Community industries. He also creates art in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genres, with his strength in spaceship design and environments. Stu just completed his first novel Sci-fi, and will soon complete his second. He lives in Central California.