Aircraft History |
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| 1967-09-15 | USMC CH-46D accepted BuWepsRep FR Morton, PA 15Sep67 xfer HMM-364, YK-24, 21Sep67 xfer HMM-262 01Apr69 xfer H&MS-36 28Jul73 xfer HMM-164 30May74 further unit xfers unk conv CH-46E unk unit xfers unk, xfer HMM-163, YP-01, unk w/o 19Aug96 HMM-163  | ||
| 1975-04 | Apr75 involved with the evacuation of US Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam | ||
| Apr75 the last one to touch/leave the U.S. embassy during the evacuation of Siagon. It carried the last 11 personnel. This is verified by photographic evidence. Please do not let this historical monument EVER be scrapped. | |||
| 1981-10-15 | Boeing-Vertol CH-46E 15oct81 conv CH-46E | ||
| 1996-08 | A Persian Gulf | accident fire onboard en route from USS Tarawa (LHA-1) to Kuwait for training, 1 fatality | |
| Kuwait: Flying to Udairi Range, engine fire due to #3 bearing oil lube input tube. Smoke filled cockpit, pilots made hard landing First Mech re-entered acft to check for any remaining crew - overcome by environment (smoke, fire and spinning blades) died on board. Fire consumed aircraft, recovery delayed due to .50 cal ammunition cooking off. | |||
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