1955 to 1999


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VXE-6 List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
55-554 HO4S-3 1953 138507 : with VX-6 at Ellsworth Station until c 1958
55-581 HO4S-3 1953 138516 : with VX-6 at McMurdo Station until c 1958.
55-631 w/o 1957 HO4S-3 1954 138580 : crashed with VX-6, while returning to McMurdo Sound, just short of the bas+
58-545 Scrapped hus-1a 1957 144657 : Sikorsky HUS-1A, cn 58-545, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1A, 144657, 31May57; conv+
Carson Helicopters N9468
- N9468
58-546 w/o 1962 hus-1a 1956 144658 : conv HUS-1L xfer USN as HUS-1L 144658, unk; xfer VXE-6, unk; redesig LH-3+
US Marine Corps 144658
58-613 w/o 1962 Scrapped hus-1a 1957 144661 : USN, conv HUS-1L; xfer VXE-6, as JD-2, unk; damage sustained 19Feb62; w/o +
US Marine Corps 144661
58-614 w/o 1962 hus-1a 1956 144662 : conv to HUS-1L, unk; xfer VXE-6, JD-?, unk; xfer VU-8, GF-?, NAS Roosevelt+
: redesig LH-34D, asg VXE-6 Oct62
US Marine Corps 144662
58-804 lh-34d 1958 145717 : Sikorsky HUS-1L, cn 58-804, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1L, 145717, 19Mar58; to H+
58-806 w/o 1962 lh-34d 1958 145719 : Sikorsky HUS-1A, cn 58-806, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1A, 145719, 06Mar58; xfe+
58-1240 lh-34d 1957 148112 : Sikorsky HUS-1L, cn 58-1240, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1L, 148112, unk; asgd VX+
58-1263 lh-34d 1957 148119 : Sikorsky HUS-1L, cn 58-1263, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1L, 148119, unk; asgd VX+
58-1265 lh-34d 1957 148121 : Sikorsky HUS-1L, cn 58-1265, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1L, 148121, unk; asgd VX+
- N90937
58-1273 lh-34d 1957 148122 : Sikorsky HUS-1L, cn 58-1273, ff:?; del USN as HUS-1L, 148122, unk; asgd VX+
- N90938
58-1560 w/o 1969 hus-1 1962 150220 : Sikorsky UH-34D, cn 58-1560, ff:?; del USN as UH-34D, 150220, 27Dec62; con+
: gentle 5 : Crashed and declared a loss in 1964, recovered by Sailors from +
31408 w/o 1986 UH-1N 158237 : USN, VXE-6 w/o 17jan86
US Marine Corps 158237
31409 UH-1N 158238 : 11aug92 pictured VXE-6 /XD-15 at Pt Mugu, CA in Antarctica livery; AMARC+
US Marine Corps 158238
US Department of State N8525H
31410 w/o 1979 UH-1N 158239 : USN, VXE-6 /XD-16 w/o 21jan79
US Marine Corps 158239
31412 w/o 1979 UH-1N 158241 JD/17 :
: USN, VXE-6 /XE, w/o 17feb79
US Marine Corps 158241
31420 w/o 1992 UH-1N 158249 : USN, VXE-6 /XD-17; w/o 13oct92 near Cape Royds Antarctica, 3 fatalities
US Marine Corps 158249
31426 w/o 1987 UH-1N 158255 : USN, VXE-6 w/o 28jul87
US Marine Corps 158255
31613 UH-1N 158272 : conv to HH-1N ; Apr83 pictured (pic1) as VXE-6 /16 Naval Weapons Center a+
: 1996 transf from VXE-6 to NAS Fallon to replace BuNo 158242 lost on 22feb9+
US Marine Corps 158272
31624 UH-1N 158283 : 11aug92 pictured as VXE-6 /XD-10 in green cammo at NAS Point Mugu, Califor+
US Marine Corps 158283
31625 UH-1N 158284 : USN, conv to HH-1N; VXE-6 at NAS China Lake, CA
US Marine Corps 158284
58-25 w/o 1958 hss-1 1955 158480 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-25, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138480, 22Aug55; w/o +







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