Trip Down Memory Lane
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Captain D
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H46Bubba
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Is that supposed to be some joke?
tprops4me
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Bad form.
H46,
I used to go run under those things and hand the pogo stick to the guys in the helo. That was my favorite part of bringing on the weapons. Nice to see the view from the inside.
Bad form.
Real bad form x 2.
H46,
Isn't the Corps the only one of the two services still flying the Frog? I'd heard the Navy no longer uses them?
H46Bubba
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That is correct. The Marines are the only service still operating them. The USMC is in the process of replacing their's with the MV-22's.
Here's what's left of one of my old rides.
Of course you'll recognize it's current home.
AN1J0008 152553 Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight
That is correct. The Marines are the only service still operating them. The USMC is in the process of replacing their's with the MV-22's.
Here's what's left of one of my old rides.
Very sad to see! Funny thing, those C-123s in the background? They're in a separate fenced-in compound away from the normal boneyard planes, and each are stenciled "Danger No Entry" on the entry and cargo/troop doors. Word is, that there was remmants of Agent Orange on them, and they're being left out in the sun by their lonesome.
H46Bubba
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Must be a lot then if they're quarantined like that!
anic:
Spica is the ship's name. Most likely the Safeway-style "S" is dues to that ship's mission......a combat stores ship, it's akin to an floating Safeway store.
cloudman
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That is correct. The Marines are the only service still operating them. The USMC is in the process of replacing their's with the MV-22's.
Here's what's left of one of my old rides.
AN1J0008 152553 Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight
The Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission has one completely restored. Located at CLT.
mrivc211
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Good ole' Dow Chemical
H46Bubba
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The Navy transitioned over to the MH-60S Knighthawk.
I personally hate it. The Navy likes it due to the new capabilities it brings to combat search and rescue and Naval Special Warfare. It's basically the Army version with several structural and upgrades and mods. It can be equipped with 8 Hellfire missiles, four external drop tanks, or 8 ZAU rocket launchers. It's got a glass cockpit and SATCOM w/Datalink capabilites. This aircraft was also going to replace the MH-53 in airborne minesweeping but, Sikorsky is building a new CH-53 aircraft model for the Marines and the Navy is looking into going with that instead.
H46Bubba
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Correct!
