, detached from NAS Guantanamo and was flown aboard USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) for return to the states and eventual Transfer to HC-16. When Guadalcanal arrived in Norfolk on 1 March, we flew the aircraft off the ship just as it began to snow. The snow quit late the following evening after dumping about 17 inches of snow on Hampton Roads. I later flew this aircraft when assigned to HC-16 later that year. HC-16
US Marine Corps 
Bell VH-1N USMC
as HC-16 /BF-103 at NAS Pensacola
