Hover Aft I think the mod was in 1969 and it definately was first in the 'D', so there were plenty of birds around without the interlock. When I...
Hover aft Hover aft was a system that caused the rotor heads to rotate rearwards. Its purpose was to change the attitude of the aircraft into a ...
1. Curtis family. 2. Spreading the Flag. 3. Folding the Flag. 4. Presenting the Fag. 5. Sgt Mjr ERIC LOYA receives the flag. ...
Curt's Memorial Service I attended George Curtis' Memorial service Monday and be;pw are a few of the pictures I took. 1. The two sergeants ...
More about George I've been thinking about George all day, remembering the many things about the man, most amusing, some not. I remember when th...
For George A few more I found Attached files
Van's pictures I'll honored to supply you with any copies that you wish. What size and how many. Tell me where to send them to. 1) is crop...
Cpl John C. Keiper There is a John C. Keiper listed in KIA
D to F and back to E Boeing was constantly working on different projects, many of which never went into production. For instance I worked on a p...
Marines and Helicopters I bought both of these books from They do not hold books themselves but act as a clearing house for other booksellers. ...
Henry V, Agincourt and USMC We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ...
Grover's Video If you haven't taken a look at Grover's web site you must do so immediately. It is fantastic. Now we have to convince him that h...
Recon Extract This picture, taken by Tom Mix (HMM-165, 1967), is one of the best pictures of any subject I have seen, not just Vietnam. It shows...
YW-11 Joe: On its way. Attached files
YW11 Joe: Do you have a picture of YW11. The lead picture in the article was taken by Tom Mix but I'm sure he wouldn't object if I ma...
Video Tribute I agree with Joe. Now, how about the rest of us, the H-46 and the H-53 communities. I call the H-46 the "Cinderella Bird". ...
Rescue Award The Boeing Rescue Award was given by Boeing to crew members who rescued people from a situation which put their life in danger. It ...
Squadron It was indeed HMM-261, LtCol Wayne Hazelbaker, Commanding. I'm looking right at the squadron patch as I write, so all I can claim...
8mm Wally: I have 8mm film (about 30 minutes worth) of the cruise I took with HMM-262 in the Caribean in 1970. It shows flight ops from the...
Rocket attack on MMAF The rocket attack that killed 2 sergeants, Sgt Vesey of HMM-165 and Sgt Villalobos of HML-167, took place on 20 April, 196...
Desyncs annd Hover Aft I started at Boeing in September 1967 as an Engineer in Flight Controls and it seemed like everyone in the place was invol...