Kaman UH-2A

C/N 67

Written off 1977





Helicopter Kaman UH-2A Serial 67 Register 149765 used by US Navy USN. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





149765

usa US Navy

1962Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 67, ff?
del USN as UH2K-1, 149765 unk
redesig UH-2A in 1962
unit xfers unk
redesig SH-2F unk
w/o 24Jun77.
1964 UH-2A type HC-1 on CVA-64 USS Constellation HC-1
1968
Kaman UH-2C UH-2C type HC-1 HC-1
1976-08 A KNHK Aug76-Apr77 flown at Pax River by Laron Stoker XO of VX-1 with Butler Creighton Howdyshell NHK
1977-06-24 A KNHK accident SH-2F Helicopter /JA-31 was assigned to VX-1 at NAS Patuxent River, MD and crashed on its final approach to the base killing all 3 aboard. The pilot was LT. Steven Howdershell, Copilot LT Richard Creighton and Air Crewman AW 2 Robert Emery. They were all great friends and I still think of them some 40 years later. See Memorial Site




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