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Constructed as a CH-46A. |
15 October 1965 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 151952. |
21 December 1965 |
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Transferred to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164), MCAS El Toro, CA.
Operated with markings: YT |
From 1966 to March 1967 |
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Deployed to Vietnam. |
23 March 1967 |
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Transferred to HMM-265, MCAF Jacksonville, NC. |
July 1967 |
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Deployed to Vietnam conducting heliborne search and destroy missions against Viet Cong targets along the coast. |
November 1967 |
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Carried Raquel Welch and Bob Hope during USO tour. |
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Damaged.
Shortly after carrying Welch and Hope the aircraft was shot down and cannibalized. |
By January 1968 |
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Repaired and returned to flight status. |
27 July 1968 |
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Damaged.
Sand clogged the fuel filter on engine number 1, and aircraft lost power lifting an external load of 105 rounds at hill 55, and crashed into the ammo dump. She was lifted to MMAF where HAMS and a Boeing Vertol tech repaired her.(Statement by former crew chief). |
1 May 1969 |
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Transferred to HMM-165, MCAS Santa Ana, CA,.
Deployed to Vietnam. |
25 October 1969 |
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Transferred to HMM-164, MCAS El Toro, CA.
Deployed to Okinawa. |
27 April 1970 |
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Transferred to HMM-165, MCAS Santa Ana, CA.
Deployed to Vietnam. |
5 September 1970 |
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Transferred to Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 36 (H and MS-36), Okinawa. |
2 February 1971 |
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Transferred to Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. |
21 January 1972 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 1J0037. |
21 May 1975 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 151952. |
21 May 1975 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Rework Facility, NAS North Island, CA. |
1975 |
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Converted to a CH-46D. |
18 November 1975 |
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Transferred to Naval Test Pilot School, Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD. |
12 April 1978 |
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Transferred to NARF, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. |
12 September 1978 |
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Transferred to NTPS, NATC, NAS Patuxent River, MD. |
August 1980 |
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Transferred to NARF, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. |
October 1980 |
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Transferred to NTPS, NATC, NAS Patuxent River, MD. |
September 1988 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Depot, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. |
From 27 January 1989 to 2003 |
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Transferred to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6), NAS Norfolk, VA.
Operated with markings: 00, HW, 1952 |
From September 1989 to December 2000 |
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Rotated through detachments 1,2, 3, 5, 6 and 7. |
By 2003 |
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Transferred to Detachment 97, HC-6 aboard combat stores ship Sylvania (AFS-2). |
6 June 2003 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
12 June 2003 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
Ferried by HC-1 Commanding Officer.
 View the Location Dossier |
11 September 2003 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
9 November 2007 |
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Photographer: James Eubanks
Notes: Blue Angels Homecoming, NAS Pensacola FL |
19 April 2010 |
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Photographer: Matt Maranto |
27 March 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola NAS, Pensacola, Florida, United States |
8 October 2011 |
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Photographer: Matt Maranto
Notes: Hanger one |
8 October 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
8 October 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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