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  • Sikorsky RH-53D
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    usa US Navy







    Del'd: 30 - 1975 to 1997






    US Navy RH-53D

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    Operation Eagle Claw 40 Years Anniversary, 27-Apr-20 : #EagleClaw On November 4, 1979, militant Iranian students stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage. On April 16, 1980 after numerous failed negotiations, President Jimmy Carter approved a plan to rescue the hostages using elements of all four branches of the military — Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.




    Units


    YearsUnitsbold : Current base of the Unit
    1993/95USMC HMH-772MCAS New River
    NAS JRB Willow Grove
    1989/94HM-19NAS Alameda / Benton
    1986/95HM-18NAS Norfolk
    1978/89HM-14NAS Norfolk
    1978/87HM-16NAS Norfolk
    1975/94HM-12NAS Norfolk

    List of Aircraft

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    C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org

    65-355 1972     158682: Sikorsky S-65C-4, cn65-355, ff:?; del USN as RH-53D 158682, +
    65-356 1972     158683: USN; 06apr82 pictured as HM-12 /DH-433 over Cape Hatteras, U+
    65-357 1972     158684: USN; wfu 04mar93
    65-358 1972     158685: USN; wfu 03jun91
    65-359 1972     158686: USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagl+
    65-360     158687: USN; w/o 19jul92
    65-361     158688: USN; preserved?
    65-362     158689: USN; wfu 17may96
    65-363     158690: USN; preserved at Air Victory Museum, Medford New Jersey
    US Marine Corps 158690: Sikorsky S-65C, cn65-363, ff:?; del US Navy as RH-53D, +
    65-364     158691: USN;w/o 17nov91 HM-19 /NW-621
    65-365     158692: USN; Preserved at memorial park at NAS Norfolk
    65-366 1973     158693: Sikorsky S-65C, c/n 65-366, ff:?; acc NPRO Rep Stratford as +
    65-367     158744: USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle+
    65-368     158745: USN; wfu 10sep04
    US Marine Corps 158745: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-400
    65-369     158746: USN; wfu 10sep04
    65-370     158747: w/o 12apr91 HM-18 /NW-605
    65-371     158748: USN; preserved MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
    US Marine Corps 158748: xfer USMC, HMH-796, as MS-489, dur 1992, still in Engin+

    When HMH-769 disbanded, aircraft and personnel attached+
    65-372     158749: USN; wfu 11jul97, 10sep04
    US Marine Corps 158749: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-404
    65-373     158750: USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle+
    65-374     158751: USN HM-14
    US Marine Corps 158751: Transfered from HM-14 to HMH-772 Det A 1990 Dessert Shi+
    65-375     158752: USN; HD-16/HM-12; wfu 12apr96
    65-376     158753: USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle+
    65-377     158754: USN; preserved JRB NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
    US Marine Corps 158754: xfer USMC, HMH-796, as MS-488, dur 1992, still in Engin+

    When HMH-769 disbanded, aircraft and personnel attached+
    65-378     158755: USN; wfu 11jul97, 10sep04
    65-379     158756: USN; wfu 07oct96
    65-380     158757: USN; wfu 11jul97
    US Marine Corps 158757: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-406
    65-381     158758: USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle+
    65-382     158759: USN; wfu 29oct96
    US Marine Corps 158759: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-407
    65-383     158760: USN
    65-384     158761: USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle+
        No longer with this org.



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