Bell 207 Sioux Scout
An experimental armed helicopter used to test the tandem-cockpit scout/attack concept that informed later attack-helicopter development.
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Bell OH-58 Kiowa armed scout family
A light observation helicopter family used in armed scout and reconnaissance roles, later evolving into dedicated armed reconnaissance versions.
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse armed scout family
A light observation helicopter whose armed scout employment became central to U.S. Army air-cavalry tactics in Vietnam.
Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout
A reusable unmanned rotorcraft family developed for shipboard and land-based reconnaissance, targeting, and later armed support missions.
Westland Scout
A light battlefield helicopter used for reconnaissance, liaison, and armed anti-tank missions.
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
Arracourt: Episode 14 — Scouts in the Mist
Arracourt: Episode 14 — Scouts in the Mist. Famous Tank Battles — open the episode listing and listening link.
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
Carrier duel in the Coral Sea
Even as Corregidor fell, the fortunes of the Pacific war were beginning to shift at sea. In early May 1942, American and Japanese carrier groups maneuvered through the Coral Sea, each searching for the other’s position with aircraft rather than surface scouts. On May 8th, following the sinking of the light carrier Shoho the day before, the main carrier duel unfolded.
Leonard C. Brostrom
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
Melvin Earl Biddle
Snow hangs heavy in the Ardennes forest, muting sound until a rifle cracks and splinters bark from a nearby tree. Private First Class Melvin Earl Biddle lies pressed into the freezing ground, the lead scout for an American parachute infantry company feeling every heartbeat echo in the stock of his rifle. Somewhere ahead, beyond the dark trunks and tangled undergrowth, German snipers have halted his company’s advance
Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
A U.S. Army armed-reconnaissance helicopter prototype derived from the Bell 407 platform for scout, target-acquisition, and light-attack missions.
Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
A low-observable U.S. Army armed-reconnaissance helicopter prototype developed for the combined scout and attack mission.
Curtiss SBC Helldiver
A U.S. Navy carrier scout bomber and the service’s last combat biplane procured for the dive-bombing role.
Hughes 500 Defender family
A military development of the Hughes 500/OH-6 line marketed and fielded in armed scout and anti-armor configurations.
Kawasaki OH-1
A purpose-designed Japanese tandem-seat scout helicopter developed for battlefield observation, target acquisition, and armed reconnaissance.
Vought SB2U Vindicator
A U.S. Navy carrier scout bomber and one of the service’s first monoplane aircraft in that mission.
Adam Paine
Adam Paine — Private U.S. Army Indian Campaigns Canyon Blanco tributary, Red River, Texas, USA