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- Bell Helicopter
- UH-1D UH-1N / HH-1N
- "Iroquois" "HUEY"
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- FIRST VX-6 UH-1N ARRIVES AT NAS QUONSET POINT RI
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- Here's a photo of the first UH-1N that arrived at Quonset in July, 1971. This is from
the DF72 cruise book, pg.11, caption: "Spirits were high when LCDR Blackwelder and
LCDR Kinsey flew two new helos back to Quonset Point from Fort Worth, Texas. Upon arrival,
the VXE-6 Helo Crew Marching Band was on hand for a welcome home."
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000
- BillyAceBaker@aol.com writes:
Gaffer: What is your professional assessment of the Helo welcoming band?
Billy-Ace
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- Uncle Billy,
I was in attendance when this particular event took place. Well, off to the side,
but there to witness it. Ah yes, a grand welcoming indeed. The down side was, the tubing,
being played as a makeshift trombone by the sailor on the right, had been ripped from
another helo in the rush to get the band together. The bird didn't fly for another two
days until they dried it out and reinstalled it on the down bird. On another note, this
ceremony illustrates the poor treatment the Helo Crew got.
- When the new Hercs arrived, the CO arranged for the Navy Steel Drum Band to be on hand.
They banged out a stirring rendition of Stars and Stripes Forever on the chrome plated
shit cans. The flight crew ran around to the back of the hanger, got in to their cars, and
hauled ass to the Marine Club. Another great moment in the squadron's history.
Regards, Jim Landy, Gaffer Bvfd101@aol.com
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- 65-9739
- Bell UH-1D
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- Transfered from the US Army to VXE-6 in 1970. Converted to UH-1H. Was spotted with the
Connecticut ARNG in December 1989, in 2002 it went to Jordan. - Jeff Rankin-Lowe
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- 65-9740
- Bell UH-1D
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- Transfered from the US Army to VXE-6 in 1970. Unknown
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- 66-1012
- Bell UH-1D
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- Transfered from the US Army to VXE-6 in 1970. Was written off on 9 January 1975. - Jeff
Rankin-Lowe
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- 158234
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
- "Gentle-11"
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- Struck from the Navy inventory 1996.
- photo by VXE-6 PAO
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- 158235
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- To AMARC as 7H0246 Apr 3, 1996
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- A blurry picture of 158235 on its side in December 1973 at Cape Crozier. It was
blown over by estimated 90 mph winds.
- It was salvaged by a team that traversed the same hazardous path over which
Cherry-Gerard went in 1911 and which prompted his work "The worst Journey in the
World". Quoted from write-up in "20 Years On The Ice
- From Bob Nyden
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- 158236
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- Crashed. Ferry flight from the factory Fort Worth TX.
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- 158237
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
- "Gentle-14"
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- Crashed. Flat Top Mountain Antarctica, 18 Jan 1986.
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- This one is an official Navy photo I scrounged from the trash back in 1972
- from Bob Nyden
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- 158238
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- To AMARC as 7H0248 Jun 20, 1996
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- 158239
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
- "Gentle-16"
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- Crashed. Darwin Glacier, Antarctica. 07 Jan 1979.
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- 158240
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- To AMARC as 7H0241 Apr 17, 1995
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- 158241
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- Crashed. California, 17 Feb 1970.
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- Photo shows how at least two of the new helos made the Transpac. The others
were cocooned and sent by ship I think.
- My photo of the loadmaster's special showing 158241 ready to be wedged into 319 at
Quonset in Sep of 1971.
- from Bob Nyden
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- 158249
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- Crashed. Wohlschlag Bay, 13 Oct 1992
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- 158255
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
- "Gentle-18"
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- Crashed. Califorina 28 Jul, 1988.
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- photo by VXE-6 PAO
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- 158272
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- Search And Rescue, NAS Fallon, NV.
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- 158283
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- To AMARC as 7H0247 Apr 3, 1996
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- 158284
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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- Search And Rescue, NAS China Lake, CA.
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- 158288
- Bell UH-1N / HH-1N
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HMT-303 MCAS Camp Pendleton,
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