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The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is an American medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines. It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing. Development of the Sea Knight, which was originally designated by the firm as the Vertol Model 107, commenced ...
3 Sikorsky RH-3A (Sea King) 12 Boeing UH-46A-D (Sea Knight) 1 Sikorsky UH-34 (Sea Horse) 92 aircraft in total HC-7 helicopter armament included M16 rifles, M79 grenade launchers, M60 machine guns. In 1970 Big Mother H-3s were modified installing a GAU-2B/A minigun upon armor plated mount in right rear aft cargo door. The HH-2Cs arrived having a ...
1969 2200 Bell UH-1N Twin Huey: Utility helicopter: Bell Textron: 1969 1970 Unknown Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne: Attack helicopter Lockheed Corporation: Prototype. Program canceled 1972. 1967 Never 10 Sikorsky MH-53: Heavy-lift helicopter: Sikorsky Aircraft: U.S. Air Force variant of the CH-53. 1967 1968 72 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion: Heavy ...
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
On the 17th, because her entire complement of CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters had been grounded, Tripoli launched the first all-boat landing from an LPH. In spite of swells 8–12 feet (2.4–3.7 m) high, a rain squall, 30- to 40-knot (46 mph; 74 km/h) winds, and visibility frequently less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km), the boat landings for Operation ...
In August 1993, the Marine Corps Aviation Association chose HMM-164 as the Medium Helicopter Squadron of the year. A CH-46 Sea Knight from HMM-164 during a training exercise in California in 1986. In June 1995, HMM-164 deployed as the Aviation Combat Element with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU).
Late pre-production English Electric Lightning F.1, XG334 of the Air Fighting Development Squadron, RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, aircraft 'A', crashed near Wells-next-the-Sea after suffering complete hydraulic failure, resulting in loss of all control-surface power and hydraulic services. The pilot, Sqn.
Two CH-46E Sea Knight or MH-60S Seahawk helicopters USS Detroit (AOE-4) was the fourth and last Sacramento -class fast combat support ship built for the United States Navy . She was laid down on 29 November 1966 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Bremerton, Washington ; launched 21 June 1969; and commissioned on 28 March 1970.