The VH-3D is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter flown by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) to transport the President of the United States. It is based on the Navy SH-3 Sea King antisubmarine helicopter and received the callsign Marine One when the president is on board. The VH-3D was first delivered to HMX-1 in December 1974 as a replacement for the VH-3A, which entered service in 1963. By the end of 1976, the VH-3A had been completely replaced by the VH-3D.
It was intended to be replaced by the Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel, a derivative of the AgustaWestland AW.101 but President Obama cancelled the program in February 2009
As of 2015 they are still in use and scheduled to be replaced by the VH-92 by 2020
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Workshop Ships Last Marine One’ Engines
18-Feb-21 - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, completed work and shipped the last T58 engines for the Presidential helicopter VH-3D. From this year the new Marine One will be the VH-92A #MarineOneVH-3D Cabin Interiors to be Upgraded
25-Sep-15 - Five Marine One VH-3D will receive new cabin interior kits to reduce the total gross weight of the aircraft and allow for greater lift capabilityNew H-3 for support of presidential airlift training
13-Dec-12 - The US Navy has awarded a $25.3 million contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp (SAC) in Stratford, Conn., to convert a H-3 helicopter to a flyable trainer aircraft in support of the presidential airlift program, according to contract documents released this Thursday through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. Units |
Years | Units | Base |
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1974- | HMX-1 | MCAF Quantico / Turner Field NSF Anacostia |
List of Aircraft |
C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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61-724 | 159350 HMX-1 | |||||
61-725 | 159351 HMX-1 | |||||
61-726 | 159352 USMC HMX-1 | |||||
61-727 | 159353 USMC HMX-1; end may97 in Netherlands for visit president Clinton. | |||||
61-728 | 159354 HMX-1 | |||||
61-729 | 159355 USMC HMX-1; early Jun07 in Poland for visit President George W. Bush.; mid May11... | |||||
61-730 | 159356 USMC, HMX-1 | |||||
61-731 | 159357 USMC HMX-1; Nov95 in United Kingdom for visit President Clinton.; Nov03 in Unite... | |||||
61-732 | 159358 HMX-1 | |||||
61-733 | 159359 HMX-1 | |||||
61-734 | 159360 pictured (pic2) during President Obama Inauguration |