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Alpha_Echo_606

Alpha_Echo_606

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U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters land at Stoval Airfield, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2010, to be refueled by a KC-130 Hercules aircraft crew. The refueling was conducted by Marine Corps KC-130 pilots and prospective weapons and tactics instructors as part of a training mission for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-11, which is hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1. (DoD photo by Cpl. Benjamin R. Reynolds, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
 
Alpha_Echo_606

Alpha_Echo_606

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I like the paint job on this phrog.

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Marines assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter 262 (Reinforced), the "Flying Tigers," part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter while at Clark Air Base in the Republic of the Philippines. HMM-262 (REIN) and the 31st MEU are in the Philippines conducting bilateral training exercises designed to enhance the skills of pilots from both nations. The interoperability training increases the partner nations' abilities to respond together to real-world contingencies.(By Lance Cpl. Tyler Vernaza)
 
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a helicopter raid exercise in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 13, 2011. The raid was part of exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)
 
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The view from the sky
BAN CHAN KREM, Kingdom of Thailand—A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Air Combat Element, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Forward, III Marine Expeditionary Force, circles over the training area ensuring that it is clear for the beginning of training here February 11 during Cobra Gold 2011. The training area would be used for live-fire weapons training, Military Operations in Urban Terrain, improvised explosive device, combat lifesaver and jungle survival training by Ground Combat Element, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Forward, III Marine Expeditionary Force, along with Royal Thai and Republic of Korea Marines. Cobra Gold is a yearly, multinational training exercise hosted by the Kingdom of Thailand designed to improve partner nation interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mark W. Stroud/Released)
 
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KBayDog

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ed flanagan said:
i think the '46 is the most beautiful aircraft on god's green earth.
ever since 9 0ct 1970 when, serving as a FAC with delta co. 1/1. i called in my own medevac.
i wish i had gotten the bu no of that bird. it may still be in service. i don't think the crew is, though
:)
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Testify!

Odds are, your bird may still be in service. Our NEWEST bird came into service in 1969!
 
Swanee

Swanee

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KBayDog said:
Testify!

Odds are, your bird may still be in service. Our NEWEST bird came into service in 1969!
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Back when I was teaching sailing at the marina on NS Norfolk I had a buddy in HMM-774 who loved to tell us that the last helo off the embassy in Saigon was still flying in his squadron. If memory serves me correct they recently retired her. I'm sure there is an article in one of these forums about it.
 
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KBayDog

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Swanee said:
Back when I was teaching sailing at the marina on NS Norfolk I had a buddy in HMM-774 who loved to tell us that the last helo off the embassy in Saigon was still flying in his squadron. If memory serves me correct they recently retired her. I'm sure there is an article in one of these forums about it.
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True. The Wild Goose Chase of -774 flew her to the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum (Miramar) in 2004. HMM-165, who owned the bird that Gerry Berry flew on 30 Apr 75, "jacked" the bird last year and their Airframes division (the greatest Airframes division in the Marine Corps, if I might add) restored her to her 1975 glory.

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HueyHornet75

HueyHornet75

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My grandpa was SgtMaj of HMM-161 in daNang, Viet Nam back in 1968. He actually served as a crewchief, although a grunt by trade, and though his aircraft were shot down 3 times (once with the Squadron CO) that beautiful bird allowed him to make it home! I still have his flight jacket with the original 161 patch. Long live the battlephrog.
 
flaps

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might turn out that when the last v-22 is delivered to the bone yard...

it's crew will be picked up and taken home in a '46
 
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