Aircraft History |
150966 | |||
US Navy | |||
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1964-06-30 | BV-107M, c/n 2027, ff? del USN 30Jun64 as UH-46A 150966 xfer HU-1/HC-1, 01Ju164 xfer HC-1 Det 47, USS Mars (AFS-1), UP-61, 1965 conv to CH-46D unk last unit: HC-8 /BR-40 stor AMARC as 1J0021 04Aug03 SOC 05Dec03. HC-1 | ||
This unit was delivered to HC-1 as well as 150965. Ream Field Imperial Beach California. I was one of the aircrew that ferried it. They were the first two in the Navy. I was also on the first operational deployment to Japan, Det 47 USS Mars (AFS-1) | |||
1965-03 | Mar65 in the Tonkin Gulf from the USS Mars (AFS-1). We were TAD to Atsugi Japan and would fly aboard the USS Mars, homeported in Yokosuka Japan | ||
This bird was with HC-7 in Atsugi Japan and used for VertRep in Tonkin Gulf. Have no records when in or when out of HC-7 just that it was in H-46 inventory. By end of Nov 1971 HC-7 no longer did VertRep as it was taken over by HC-3 NAS Imperial Beach CA HC-3 | |||
Boeing-Vertol CH-46D 1988 CH-46D type HC-6./HW-15 HC-6 | |||
1992 transf from HC-6 to HC-8 /BR-40. Det 3 returned the aircraft to operational condition and deployed FLEETEX, Hurricane Andrew Relief, COMPTUEX, and 6 months to the MED with /BR-44 153413 |
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