Bell Helicopter Profits Surge from $150 Million to $2 Billion During Vietnam War - Huey Production Defines "Helicopter War"

Bell Helicopter’s revenue explodes from $150 million in 1962 to over $2 billion by 1967 as the company manufactures more than 100 Huey helicopters per month during the peak of the Vietnam War. The Bell UH-1 Huey becomes the defining symbol of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with the conflict …