153964 Sea Knight US Marines (C/N 2315)

Boeing-Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight

Construction Number: 2315


Built 1967 - Written off 1969





Detailed history and photos of helicopter Boeing-Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight Serial 2315 Register 153964 used by US Marine Corps USMC Track service timeline and current status.





Aircraft History





153964

usa US Marine Corps

1967-07-14BV-107M, c/n 2315, ff:?
del BuWepsRep FR Morton, PA as CH-46D 153964 14Jul67
xfer HMM-261 21Jul67
xfer H&MS-30 COSA 25Sep68
xfer H&MS-30 11Apr69
xfer H&MS-16 COSA 14Jul69
xfer HMM-263, EG-??, 13Aug69
w/o RVN 07Dec69. HMM-261
1969-12-07w/o 07dec69 Vietnam

“ This chopper crashed on LZ in a rice patty in the Arizona area Southwest from Da Nang on Dec 7, 1969 late in the afternoon. With three personnel, all injured, they had a child being medevac'd that was tossed out the back when the vehicle flipped over nose first. This helo was providing us with ammo and food resupplies. It was like the fourth of July fireworks when everything began exploding. The battalion commander and myself rescued the crew ”





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