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usa US Marine Corps

USMC - USMC    

Organisation History:

Created on 10 Nov, 1775 by an act of the Continental Congress, the first Marines were recruited in Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA. The rest is history. The worlds finest fighting force started operating helicopters in 1947. Developed vertical assault and vertical envelopment techniques. Continue to expand maneuver warfare capabilities with introduction of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.


Rotary Wing Aircraft Units in this Organisation: Login to Edit    

Rotary Wing Aircraft UnitCreatedDisband
    H&HSqn MCAS BEaufort - Hdqtrs & Hqtrs Sqn MCAS Beaufort, SC
? --
    Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 - HMLA-269
1971 --
    Marine Experimental Helicopter Squadron 1 - HMX-1
1947 --
    Marine Transport Squadron 1 - VMR-1
1997 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 - HMM-161
1951 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 - HMM-162
1952 2005
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 - VMM-162
2006 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 - HMM-163
1951 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 - HMM-164
1964 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 - HMM-165
1965 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 - HMM-166
1985 --
    Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 - HMLA-167
1968 --
    Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 - HMLA-169
1971 --
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 - VMMT-204
1999 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 - HMM-261
1951 2008
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 - VMM-261
2008 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 - HMM-262
1951 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 - HMM-263
1952 2005
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 - VMM-263
2005 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 - HMM-264
1959 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 - HMM-265
1962 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 - HMM-266
1983 2008
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 - VMM-266
2008 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 - HMM-268
1972 --
    Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301 - HMT-301
1966 1993
    Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 302 - HMMT-302
1966 1972
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 - HMM-364
1961 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 - HMM-365
1963 2009
    Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 - VMM-365
2009 --
    Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 - HMLA-369
1972 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 402 - HMMT-402
? --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 - HMM-764
1958 --
    Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 769 - HMH-769
1971 2008
    Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - HMH-772
1971 --
    Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 - HMM-774
1969 --


Bases/Heliports of this Organisation: Login to Edit    

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Base / HeliportUnits of this Base/Heliport
   MCAF Quantico - Turner FieldHMX-1 1947/now
   MCAS Camp PendletonHMLA-369 1998/now
HMLA-169 1971/now
   MCAS Cherry PointVMR-1 1997/now 1995/now
   JP MCAS FutenmaHMM-265 1995/now
   MCAS New RiverVMM-263 2005/now
HMLA-269 1971/now
VMM-162 2005/now
VMM-266 2008/now
HMLA-167 1971/now
   NAS Oceana - Apollo Soucek FieldHMM-774 2002/now

Models in this Organisation: Login to Edit    

ModelDel'dFrom YearTo Year
    sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon42007present
    B-V HH-46E 32006present
    bell v-22 Osprey 2000??
    sikorsky RH-53D1619912004
    B-V CH-46E 2751979present
    sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion1801979present
    B-V HH-46A5919742005
    bell VH-1N 619711992
    bell UH-1N 2051971present
    bell 209 ah-1 cobra3311969present
    B-V CH-46F1741968present
    sikorsky CH-53D1261968present
    sikorsky VH-53D21968present
    B-V CH-46D2661965present
    B-V HH-46D1965??
    bell TH-1E Iroquois2019651986
    bell UH-1E Iroquois 19219641986
    sikorsky CH-53A1411964??
    B-V CH-46A1601962??
    sikorsky s-58 H-3456319551970


Individual Helicopters on Database: Login to Edit    

Construction Numbers on database of this organisation
28bell 209 ah-1 cobra AH-1W Super Cobra
2bell 209 ah-1 cobra AH-1T Super Cobra
6bell 212 VH-1N
156bell 212 UH-1N
6bell v-22 Osprey
92bell v-22 Osprey MV-22B
2bell v-22 Osprey MV-22
84bell 204 UH-1E Iroquois
262B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight CH-46D
42B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight CH-46F
162B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight CH-46A
3gyrodyne XRON-1
3gyrodyne DSN / QH-50 DASH QH-50D
2sikorsky s-65 H-53 YCH-53A
2sikorsky s-65 H-53 VH-53D
3sikorsky s-65 H-53 CH-53D
5sikorsky s-65 H-53 CH-53A
3sikorsky s-80 H-53E MH-53E Sea Dragon
43sikorsky s-80 H-53E CH-53E Super Stallion



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