1944 to 1968


usa Marine Observation Squadron 5

US Marine Corps

VMO-5




Marine Observation Squadron 5
VMO-5, Black Aces, activated on February 15, 1944 for WWII to participate in the Pacific theater and the following occupation of Japan. They deactivated on January 31, 1946. Reactivated again in 1966 due the Vietnam War with UH-1E Huey and OV-10 Bronco aircraft. In March 1968, the squadron was redesignated HML-267



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YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1966/68MCAS Camp PendletonKNFG




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Years Models
1966/68 UH-1E Iroquois






VMO-5 List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
6001 UH-1E 1964 151266 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; to civ as N266ET
- N266ET
6006 UH-1E 151271 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; then E-129; wfu 1983
US Navy 151271
- N271GH
6051 UH-1E 151857 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1983
6052 UH-1E 1965 151858 : USMC d/d Jun65 MCAS New River, NC; Jun65-Feb67 VMO-1 MCAS New River, NC; +
US Forest Service N121FC
6053 UH-1E 151859 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1983
6072 UH-1E 151878 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1983
6074 w/o 1968 UH-1E 151880 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; w/o 27aug68 (with HML-167 ?)
6075 UH-1E 151881 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1971
6076 w/o 1969 UH-1E 151882 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; w/o 31jan69
6079 UH-1E 151885 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1983
6080 UH-1E 151886 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; date unk pictured source unk; to US Navy as E-188; wfu 1+
6081 UH-1E 151887 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; then E-144; wfu 1983
- N119HS
6084 w/o 1969 UH-1E 152418 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; w/o 29jul69
6103 w/o 1967 UH-1E 152437 : USMC; w/o 14apr67 ( with VMO-5 ? )
6130 UH-1E 153764 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; wfu 1976
6132 w/o 1967 UH-1E 153766 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; w/o 28aug67
6136 w/o 1968 UH-1E 154752 : USMC; 1967 VMO-5; w/o 20nov68 ( with HML-367 ? )







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