BuNo: 154824
James D'Angina Assistant Aviation Curator, HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION, Museum Branch, Marine Corps Curator Section, sent me a picture of their most recent acquisition and stated that the ".....BuNo: 154824 came to us from the Navy but her aircraft card places the aircraft in Vietnam with the Marines in 1968-69 at Phu Bai, with I believe HMM-265, but this was difficult to make out because her aircraft card was very faded. She served with the Marines until 1977 when she was transferred to the Navy. She was flown by HC-8 Squadron out of
Norfolk here to Quantico."
Can anyone confirm the Squadron she was in?
I'll post a picture of the aircraft in visions and update this thread with a link once posted.
https://www.popasmoke.com/visions/image.php?source=4227
Thanks CURT!!!! π π :p
CH-46D 154824 accepted on the 2nd of May, 1968.
Delivered to HMM-264 on the 15th of May, 1968.
To HMMT-302 on the 2nd of December, 1968.
To HMM-265 on the 5th of December, 1969.
To HMM-161 on the 13th of November 1970.
To MARTD New Orleans on the 17th of October 1971.