Del'd: 30 - 1975 to 1997

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Operation Eagle Claw 40 Years Anniversary

Operation Eagle Claw 40 Years Anniversary

27-Apr-20 - 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. #EagleClaw



  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1993/95USMC HMH-772MCAS New River
NAS JRB Willow Grove
1989/94HM-19NAS Alameda / Benton closed 1997
1986/95HM-18NAS Norfolk
1978/89HM-14NAS Norfolk
1978/87HM-16NAS Norfolk
1975/94HM-12NAS Norfolk



List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
65-355 1972 158682 Sikorsky S-65C-4, cn65-355, ff:?; del USN as RH-53D 158682, NPRO Rep, 31Oct72; x...
65-356 1972 158683 USN; 06apr82 pictured as HM-12 /DH-433 over Cape Hatteras, USA; wfu 07may96
65-357 1972 158684 USN; wfu 04mar93
65-358 1972 158685 USN; wfu 03jun91
65-359 w/o 1980 1972 158686 USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw
65-360 w/o 1992 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 w/o 1991 158691 USN;w/o 17nov91 HM-19 /NW-621
65-365 158692 USN; Preserved at memorial park at NAS Norfolk
65-366 w/o 1980 1973 158693 Apr80 as Dash -4 at Desert One for Operation Eagle Claw
65-367 w/o 1980 158744 USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw
65-368 158745 USN; wfu 10sep04
US Marine Corps 158745: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-400
65-369 158746 USN; wfu 10sep04
65-370 w/o 1991 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 w/o 1980 158750 USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw
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 w/o 1980 158753 USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw
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 w/o 1980 158758 USN HM-16; w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw
65-382 158759 USN; wfu 29oct96
US Marine Corps 158759: USMC; 1996 HMH-772./MT-407
65-383 158760 USN
65-384 w/o 1980 158761 USN; HM-16 w/o 24apr80 during rescue attempt Operation Eagle Claw

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