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HH-43 assigned units SEA : period 1964 - 01 JUL 1965 
TDY 33 ARS Nakhon Phanom AB 2 HH-43B arrived 20 JUN64 :  62-4565, 62-5978
A third one, 62-4564, arrived in AUG64
TDY 36 ARS, DET.4 Takhli AB one or two HH-43B arrived in AUG64
most probably 60-0251 and/or 60-0252
TDY CARC, DET.1
Glasgow AFB, MT
 
 
Bien Hoa AB
 
 
 
with HH-43B 62-4510, 59-1571
62-4510 to Da Nang AB, date ? ; 59-1571 remained at BienHoa
and was probably damaged in mortar attack here on 1 NOV64
(source : Book Wayne Mutza) - no assignment info for the period up to 30 JUN65
formed PARC, DET.Prov.1
TDY WARC, DET.4
Paine AFB, OR
Bien Hoa AB
 
on 08 AUG 64 with HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258
both to Takhli on 10 NOV 64
formed PARC, DET.Prov.1
TDY WARC, DET.5
McChord AFB, WA
Bien Hoa AB without aircraft
formed PARC, DET.Prov.1
TDY CARC, DET.2
Minot AFB, ND
 
 
 
Da Nang AB
 
 
 
 
received orders to deploy on 6 AUG64
personnel arrived 10 AUG 64

HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280 arrived 12 AUG 64, first flight 16 AUG
HH-43B 62-4510 arrived from Bien Hoa on ?
All three HH-43B to NKP on 10 NOV 64
(source J.Christianson)
formed PARC, DET.Prov.2
TDY EARC, DET.10
Maxwell AFB, AL
Korat AB
 
Received orders to deploy on 6 AUG64
On 7 AUG 64 on it's way to Korat
HH-43B arrived here 14 AUG  (58-1845, 59-1586)

formed PARC, DET.Prov.4
TDY CARC, DET.3
Grand Forks, ND

TDY CARC, DET.7
Wurtsmith AFB, MI

Ubon AB
 
 
On 9 APR 65 CARC, DET.3 with HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562
and personnel from CARC,DET.7
formed PARC, DET.Prov.3
TDY WARC, DET.9
Portland IAP, OR
Kung Kuan AB with HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590
formed PARC, DET.Prov.6
TDY EARC, DET.3
Griffiss AFB, NY
Udorn AB  Arrived 08 MAY65 with HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254
formed PARC, DET.Prov.5
PARC, DET.Prov.1
 
 
 
 
Bien Hoa AB

Takhli AB
 
 

HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258 ; both to Takhli on 10 NOV 64

became 38 ARS, DET.2 on 01 JUL 65

59-1549 was involved in a landing gear incident (no further info known, date ?) , but returned to service 07 MAY65

PARC, DET.Prov.2  Da Nang AB

Nakhon Phanom AB

HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280, 62-4510 , all to NKP 10 NOV 64

became 38 ARS, DET.1 on 01 JUL 65

PARC, DET.Prov.3
 
 
 
 
Nakhon Phanom AB
 

Ubon AB
 

HH-43B  62-4564,  62-4565, 62-5978 until ?? probably 16NOV64 (deactivation DET.Prov.3)             See NKP  page 

As of 14 APR 65 at Ubon with HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562

became 38 ARS, DET.3 on 01 JUL 65

PARC, DET.Prov.4 Korat AB 
 
HH-43B 58-1845, 59-1586

became 38 ARS, DET.4 on 01 JUL 65

PARC, DET.Prov.5 Udorn AB 
 
HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254

became 38 ARS, DET.5 on 01 JUL 65

PARC, DET.Prov.6 Kung Kuan AB HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590
PARC, DET.4
 
 
Bien Hoa AB
 
 
HH-43F 63-9711, 63-9712 received 20 OCT 64
HH-43F 63-9716 received 26 OCT 64

became 38 ARS, DET.6 on 01 JUL 65

PARC, DET.5
 
 
 
 
Da Nang AB
 
 
 
 
HH-43F 63-9713, 63-9714 received 20 OCT 64
HH-43F 63-9715 received 26 OCT 64

63-9713 was shot down on 2 JUN65

became 38 ARS, DET.7 on 01 JUL 65

            Information source for the PARC, DET. Provisional units was gained from CHECO Report, pages 83,84,
            received from Mr. LaPointe.
 

            More TDY units from CONUS as follows :
 

JAN 1965 Various DETs from EARC provided officers and airmen for a 120 day TDY to Takhli AB
APR 1965 EARC, DET.2 Dow AFB, ME with personnel (without aircraft) for a 120 day TDY to Takhli AB
30 APR 1965 WARC, DET.3 Kirtland AFB, NM without aircraft to ???

 

last update :  08/09/2004