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USAF Combat, Search and Rescue Evolution
17-May-18 - From the YR-4 rescue in Burma during WWII, through the HH-43 Huskie and HH-3E Jolly Green Giant in Vietnam, to nowadays Pave Hawks, the combat search and rescue will continue to evolve and grow #CSAR Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1972/75 | 56th RQS | |
| 1971/75 | 551 SOS | Hill AFB |
| 1971/75 | 1550 ATTW | Hill AFB |
| 1971/72 | 33 RQS | |
| 1967/75 | 40th ARRS | |
| 1966/72 | 67 ARRS | |
| 1966/68 | 48th RQS | Eglin AFB |
| 1965/71 | 38 RQS | |
| 1964/72 | 31st RQS | |
| 1964/66 | 33 RQS | |
| 1964/65 | 36 RQS | |
| 1963/65 | 48th RQS | Eglin AFB |
| 1963/64 | 55 RQS | |
| 1963 | 41st RQS | Hamilton AFB closed 1974 |
| 1961/66 | 54 ARRS |
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58-1841 | |||||
| 25 | 59-1544 del as H-43, redesignated HH-43B 1962 | sold to Moseley Aviation and restored to flying conditi... in storage at Moseley | ||||
| 37 | 1960 | 59-1556 Kaman K-600-3, cn37, ff:1959; del USAF as H-43B, 59-1556, 24Jun60; xfer 389 CSG,... | - N556D: rereg Horizon Helicopters, Inc, Ovando, MT as N556D, 10... | |||
| 46 | 59-1565 to USAF | |||||
| 47 | 59-1566 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn47, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B, 59-1566, unk | |||||
| 54 w/o 1970 | 59-1573 USAF H-43B | |||||
| 64 w/o 1999 | 1960 | 59-1583 Kaman K-600, HH-43B Huskie, cn64, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B, 59-1583, unk; conver... | - N100PL: To civil registry as N100PL, 09Jun77; Crashed near Phoe... | |||
| 87 | 60-0263 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn87, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B, 60-0263, unk | |||||
| 139 | 62-4513 USAF HH-43B; 1973 to AMARC/HG0056; pictured preserved at Castle Air Museum, Atw... | |||||
| 140 w/o 2006 | 62-4514 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn140, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B 62-4514, unk; converted to H... | - N90944: xfer Moseley Aviation as N90944, unk - N559D: xfer unknown as N559D, unk; Collided with a log pile an... | ||||
| 144 scrapped 1979 | 1963 | 62-4518 USAF;
pictured at RAF Woodbridge Community Day | ||||
| 147 | 1963 | 62-4521 HG0009 built as HH-43B Huskie. | - N5197U: ex 62-4521, ex MASDC HG0009. US reg cancelled. (Scrapped ?) | |||
| 157 | 62-4531 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn157, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B 62-4531, unk | |||||
| 158 | 62-4532 USAF HH-43B; Aug92 pictured preserved at Travis AFB, California; Sep98 moved to ... | |||||
| 159 | 62-4533 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn159, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B, 62-4533, unk | |||||
| 161 | 1963 | 62-4535 Kaman K-600, HH-43F Huskie, cn161, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43F, 62-4535, unk; stor ... | - 62-4535: pictured (pic1) in open store in the Midland Air Museum... Preserved Midland Air Museum, Coventry. Stored | |||
| 162 | 1963 | 62-4536 HH-43B, 18 Aug 1972, visited RAF Northolt | ||||
| 163 | 62-4537 to USAF as HH-43B. | |||||
| 62-4540 DET.10 | ||||||
| 172 | 62-4546 Kaman K-600, HH-43F Huskie, cn172, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43F, 62-4546, unk | |||||
| 173 | 62-4547 HH-43B Del USAF | |||||
| 185 | 62-4559 Kaman K-600, HH-43F Huskie, cn185, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43F, 62-4559, unk | |||||
| 218 | 64-17558 Kaman K-600 Huskie, cn218, ff:?; del USAF as HH-43B 64-17558, unk; conv HH-34F, ... | - N87842: To US civil registry as N87842, unk - HR-AKJ: xfer Honduras as HR-AKJ, unk - N4069R: xfer Mosseley as N4069R, unk; xfer Terra Helicopters Mc... noted with Terra Helicopters, airborne over McMinnville... noted airborne over Olympia. Restored to USAF paint sch... | ||||
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