Helicopters


Completed a deployment - under the designation HS-6, and flying the Sikorsky SH-60F and HH-60H - aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), 1Jan10 to 26Mar10. The area of operations was the Western Pacific and the Arabian Sea. HS-6 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) - tailcode NH. The USS Nimitz was assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11).

Redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six ( HSC-6 ) on July 2011
Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
1975/11 | NAS North Island ![]() | KNZY |
1956/75 | NAS Imperial Beach / Ream Field | KNRS |
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Years | Models |
1992/11 | S-70 H-60 ![]() |
1962/92 | S-61 H-3 ![]() |
1958/62 | S-58 H-34 |
1956/57 | S-55 H-19 |
HS-6 List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
![]() | 61-021 | hss-2 | 148043 : 24jan85 SH-3H type pictured (pic2) as HS-6 /613 on USS Merrill (DD-976) | ![]() | |||
61-100 ![]() | hss-2 | 149689 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 26may63 | |||||
61-111 ![]() | hss-2 | 149697 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 06feb63 | |||||
61-126 ![]() | hss-2 | 149709 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 21jan63 | |||||
61-132 ![]() | hss-2 | 149715 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 16aug63 | |||||
61-180 ![]() | hss-2 | 149910 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-6 w/o 23feb89 | |||||
61-212 ![]() | hss-2 | 150618 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 16oct66 | |||||
61-217 ![]() | hss-2 | 151522 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 23oct67 | |||||
61-229 ![]() | hss-2 | 151526 : USN; conv SH-3H; HS-6 w/o 23jul80 | |||||
61-307 ![]() | sh-3a | 152114 : USN; HS-6 w/o 03sep68 | |||||
![]() | 61-311 ![]() | sh-3a | 152117 : USN; conv SH-3G; w/o 22jan76 as /NG-732 HS-6 CVW-9 pictured after ditch on+ | ||||
61-312 ![]() | sh-3a | 152118 : USN; HS-6 w/o 30sep67 | |||||
![]() | 61-315 | sh-3a | 152121 : USN; 09feb71 pictured (pic1) as HS-6 Indians /NS-500 USS New Orleans (LPH+ ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | 61-317 | sh-3a | 152123 : USN; 09feb71 pictured as HS-6 Indians /NS-501 USS New Orleans (LPH-11), d+ | ||||
![]() | sh-60f | 163287 : Stricken from the US Navy List, ex HS-6 | ![]() | ||||
70-648 | sh-60f | 164082 : 12 Jun 1999 at NAS Lemoore Air Show as HS-6 / NH-610 ![]() | |||||
70-656 ![]() | sh-60f | 164085 : SH-60F HS-6 / NH-616 ![]() | |||||
![]() | 70-1951 | hh-60h | 165113 : USN; Sep95 as HS-6 /NH-(61)4 in Persian Gulf in 2 tones grey non-standard+ | ||||
![]() ![]() | hh-60h | 165117 : w/o 19may09 HS-6 /NH-7 USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed into Pacific Ocean near+ |