Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462

HMH-462

Established 1944

Heavy Haulers, tail code YF, trace back their history to:

Apr 1944-Sep 1945: Marine Fighting Squadron 462 (VMF-462)
Sep 1945-Oct 1957: Cadre Status
Nov 1957-Jun 1965: Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Medium) 462 (HMR(M)-462)
Jun 1965-Mar 1967: Cadre Status
Mar 1967-Current: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462)

Apr 1944-Sep 1945: Vought F4U-1, FG-1, F3A-1 Corsair
Nov 1957-Jun 1965: Sikorsky HR2S-1 "Deuce" (CH-37C)
Mar 1967-1983?: CH-53A Sea Stallion
1983?-Jun 1992: CH-53D Sea Stallion
Jun 1992- Present: CH-53E Super Stallion

Deployed 6 months to Afghanistan second half 2009

was there when the new planes came in, started with 5 planes. we used one of the old blimp hangers for our shops and office. we lost one plane and 2 good marines at El Centro. wonderful part of my life as a crew chief on ole

1957-59 when the new planeshr2s came in started with 5 planes, Amanda Blake came out to see it all .best time in my life. -

Jan71, I was in 462, all ch53d but a couple of As

Nov78-Nov79, I was assigned to HMH 462 while the squadron was stationed a Futema Air Station in Okinawa. All the Squadron aircraft were CH-53D's

1990, HMH-462 flew the CH-53A model all the way up to August of 1990 when at that time we transferred all remaining A models to other Squadrons and took only D models with elastomeric rotor heads to Desert Shield / Desert Storm! HMH-462 flew the A & D models together for quite some time! -

News

HMH-462 Super Stallions in Mountain Exercise

Feb 4, 2017 · U.S. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMH-462 “Heavy Haulers” conducted cold weather training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) in Bridgeport, California
Japan JSDF and U.S. Marines Train for Disasters

Jul 24, 2015 · U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMH-462 worked alongside the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) in the Churashima Rescue Exercise, aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan
HMH-462 squadron celebrates 70 years of service

Apr 28, 2014
HMH-462 delivers raids to Al Anbar

May 8, 2008

Locations

1957-1998	KNTK NTK	MCAS Santa Ana / Tustin
1998-	KNKX NKX	MCAS Miramar

Models

1957-1965	Sikorsky HR2S-1
1967-1983	Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion
1983-1992	Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
1992-	Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

Operations

29 Apr 19751975

30 Apr 19751975

Operation Frequent Wind

Airframes (41)

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Reg	Model	C/N	Built
152392	ch-53a	65-019
153727	ch-53a	65-113		w/o 1981
153730	ch-53a	65-116		w/o 1969
153738	ch-53a	65-124		w/o 1969
153985	ch-46d	2336	1967	w/o 1986
154011	ch-46d	2362	1967
154014	ch-46d	2365	1967
154040	ch-46d	2391	1967
154789	ch-46d	2396	1968
154798	ch-46d	2405	1968	w/o 2006
154800	ch-46d	2407	1968	w/o 1975
154831	ch-46d	2438	1968
154875	ch-53a	65-138		w/o 1968
157127	ch-53d	65-218
157138	ch-53d	65-231		w/o 1985
157139	ch-53d	65-232		w/o 1977
157154	ch-53d	65-280		w/o 1987
157163	ch-53d	65-289		w/o 1988
157734	ch-53d	65-310
157739	ch-53d	65-315		w/o 1973
157743	ch-53d	65-319		w/o 1976
157748	ch-53d	65-324
157792	ah-1j	26036		w/o 1975
157931	ch-53d	65-334	1971
161184	ch-53e	65-423
162002	ch-53e	65-479
162009	ch-53e	65-486
162483	ch-53e	65-495
162488	ch-53e	65-500
162502	ch-53e	65-514		YF-23

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