Aircraft History |
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| 1971-01-29 | BV-107M, c/n 2624, ff? accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 157725 29Jan71 xfer HMM-264 05Feb71 xfer H&MS-26 10Sep71 xfer NAS North Island A&T 12Mar72 xfer HMM-262 23Mar74 further unit xfers unk conv CH-46E unk unit xfers unk xfer HMM-764, ML-??, unk w/o 13Feb87. HMM-262  | ||
| 1979-08 | Aug79 impacted the water in Whites Beach, Okinawa while attempting to take off of the USS Tarawa (LHA-1). Combat Cargo overloaded the aircraft with cargo boxes overloaded with personal equipment. Cargo was jettisoned and 8 Pax were offloaded into a life raft and picked up by boat crew. The aircraft was lightened and was able to take off and land on the beach. | ||
| 1982-06-11 | Boeing-Vertol CH-46E 11jun82 | ||
| 1987-02-13 | 1982, reworked to E model at NARF Cherry Point, NC Picked up in the spring of 83 assigned to HMM-764 at MCAS(H) Tustin, CA as /ML-421 HMM-764 moved to MCAS El Toro, Ca. late 83 early 84 w/o 13Feb87, aircraft departed El Toro for an NVG night hop. 7 minutes after takeoff aircraft flew into a mountain side Killing Maj. "Dud" Urban, Capt. Bill Anderson and Sgt. Brad Baird. HMM-764 | ||
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