Aircraft History |
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US Marine Corps | |||
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1964-08-31 | BV-107M, c/n 2035 ff ? del to USMC 31Aug64 as CH-46A 150950 asgd Boeing FR Morton, PA xfer HMM-265 13Nov64 xfer Boeing FR 31mar65 asgd Boeing RDT&E 14Jun65 xfer NPRO Rep Morton, PA 06Dec68 xfer NARF Charry Point 08Aug69 xfer HC-6 01May70 xfer LPH-7 USS Guadacanal 26Jun70 xfer MARTD Norfolk, 5S-408 01Dec70 stor MASDC DMAFB as 1J 23Apr72 xfer NARF Cherry Point 23Aug73 HMM-265 | ||
US Navy | |||
redesig HH-46A 05Sep73 xfer NAS Pensacola 02Mar74 xfer HCT-16 01Nov74 w/o, crashed into sea near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN-69, 01Mar78. HC-16 | |||
w/o 01mar78 HC-16 /BF-410 90m E Jacksonville, FL HC-16 “ By LCDR Howard M. Tillison USNR (Ret.) : I was the pilot in command of this aircraft when it experienced a mechanical failure in the after rotorhead. We went out of control, the tail dropped until we were vertical, and we rolled/yawed about 200 degrees to the right before hitting the water, tail first, at a speed of approximately 90 knots. The aircraft rests on the bottom at a depth of approximately 158 feet, 90 miles East of Jacksonville, Florida. The incident is described in the official history of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN-69 Configuration was HH-46A. The color scheme was the standard international orange on forward and aft rotor pylons with additional orange trim on the stub wings. This is significantly different from CH-46A configuration. HH-46A modification included installation of a water dam across the after ramp area so that the ramp could be powered down to allow loading of survivors over the after ramp, 1400 audio watt loud hailer on the port side (replacing the port side cabin hatch), externally mounted rescue hoist and coupled Doppler radar system for automatic descent and hover in IFR conditions. ” |
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