| By Gerrit Kok |
Aircraft History |
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| 1967-12-28 | BV-107M, c/n 2386, ff? accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46D 154035, 28Dec67 xfer HMM-264 19Jan68 xfer HMM-261 14Mar69 xfer HMMT-402 21Aug69 xfer NAS North Island A&T 19Dec70 xfer HC-3 19Jan71 further unit xfers unk xfer HC-11, VR-66, unk w/o abd USS Wichita (AOR-1), 70 west of San Diego, Ca, 21Nov81. HMM-261  | ||
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| 1981-09 | A KNZY | HC-11 /VR-66 Sept.1981 as UH-46D type with HC-11 /VR-66 at NAS North Island, CA HC-11 | |
| 1981-11-21 | w/o 21nov81, reported missing from USS Wichita (AOR-1) 70m W of San Diego, CA | ||
| Assigned to HC-11 Det 4. All 4 onboard perished. Crashed after taking off at night and flew into water HC-11 | |||
| My name is AECS AW NAC Garrity (Ret). This Was my first off several heart breaks. AMS2 Thomas Bishop Was on that fiight. He was my best friend and room mate. After the mishap, the small amount of reackage was brought back to squadron spaces. The only items of Toms left was his Helmet. The Crew crashed with brutal impact. TOM Rest in peace. I love you brother. | |||
| Was on deck that night...had just given up the LSE duties to my backup when the accident happened. Rest in peace my brothers. | |||
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