Detailed history and photos of helicopter Bell UH-1N Serial 31446 Register 160828 used by US Marine Corps USMC Track service timeline and current status.
Killed were: one pilot, one crewman and the soon-to-be-assigned AIMD (Maintenance) Officer. Survivors were: one pilot, one crewman and the current AIMD Officer. The accident ocurred off the SOCAL (Southern California) coast and was attributed to a gearbox failure and inoperative chip detector
Mid-1978 picked up new from Bell by USS Okinawa (LPH-3) flight crew. Became ships helo nicknamed Oki 3
1989-09-10
US Navy USS Peleliu (LHA-5) ship flight w/o 10sep89
