Boeing-Vertol CH-46F

C/N 2486

Built 1968 - Written off 1986





Helicopter Boeing-Vertol CH-46F Serial 2486 Register 155317 used by US Marine Corps USMC. Built 1968. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





155317

usa US Marine Corps

1968-12-12BV-107M, c/n 2486, ff?
accepted BuWepsRep, FR, Morton, PA as CH-46F 155317 12Dec68
xfer HMM-162 20Dec68
xfer H&MS-26 19Feb71
xfer HMM-162 07Apr71
xfer H&MS-26 01Jun71
xfer NAS North Island A&T 12Mar72
xfer HMM-262 23Mar72
further unit xfers unk
conv CH-46E unk
unit xfers unk
xfer HMM-268, YQ-0, unk
w/o 14Feb86. HMM-162
1982-01-26
Boeing-Vertol CH-46E 26jan82
1986-02-14 A RPMB accident HMM-268, 11 MAG
It was on a routine night operation when it plunged into the sea about 10 miles southwest of Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippine Islands. Killed in the crash were 1st Lt. Michael Milnes of Ann Arbor, Mich., the co-pilot, and crew chief Cpl. Kenneth J. Badeaux Jr. of Baton Rouge, La. The pilot, Capt. Paul S. Desantis of Norwood, Mass., was picked up by rescuers and was hospitalized in stable condition. A 17-hour search of the area failed to locate either Milnes or Badeaux HMM-268




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