Dates |
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Event |
1968 |
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Constructed as a CH-46D. |
23 July 1968 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 154844. |
5 August 1968 |
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Transferred to Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 30 (H and MS-30) COSA, MCAF Santa Ana, CA.
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20 August 1968 |
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Transferred to A+T NAS North Island, CA.
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10 September 1968 |
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Transferred to H (and) MS-16 COSA, MCAF Santa Ana, CA. |
5 October 1968 |
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Transferred to arine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), MCAS New River, NC.
Joined while unit deployed to Vietnam. |
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Operated from Ky Ha, Marble Mountain, Quang Tri, Phu Bai, and the USS Tripoli while participating in numerous operations throughout the country. |
16 September 1969 |
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Transferred to HMM-165 COSA, MCAF Santa Ana, CA.
Joined while unit deployed to MCAS Futenma, Okinawa. |
27 November 1969 |
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Transferred to HMM-165, MCAF Santa Ana CA,.
Joined while unit deployed to Japan. |
28 April 1970 |
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Transferred to HMM-164, MCAS El Toro, CA,.
Joined while unit was deployed to MCAS Futenman, Okinawa. |
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Supported combat and search and rescue operations off the coast of Vietnam. |
31 March 1971 |
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Transferred to H (and) MS-36, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa.
Operated with markings: WX |
17 November 1971 |
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Transferred to Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, NAS Norfolk, VA. |
Circa 1973 |
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Photographer: Wayne Chatfield
Notes: At Ft. Hood, TX |
7 August 1983 |
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Converted to a CH-46E. |
April 1987 |
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Transferred to HMM-165, MCAS Kaneohe, HI.
Operated with markings: YW-16 |
April 1992 |
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Transferred to HMM-265, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa.
Operated with markings: EP-4 |
By August 1993 |
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Markings Applied: EP-04 |
From By May 1995 to After April 2009 |
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Transferred to HMM-262, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa.
Operated with markings: Flying Tigers, ET-00
Sand and Spinach camouflage. |
May 2008 |
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Markings Applied: Flying Tigers, ET-15
Overall grey scheme. |
By June 2009 |
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Transferred to HMM-164, MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA. |
30 November 2010 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Marine Corps. |
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