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HH-43 assigned units : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 1966
TDY CARC, DET.5 K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI TDY EARC, DET.16 Homestead AFB, FL	Tan Son Nhut AB	HH-43B 58-1859, 59-1541 (from CARC, DET.5) Departed CONUS on 13 Aug 1965 - arrived at TanSN on 16 Aug 1965. on 20 OCT 65 both to DET.Prov.1 at Cam Ranh Bay AB HH-43B 62-4515 (from EARC, DET.16) Departed CONUS on 13 Aug 1965 - arrived at TanSN on 16 Aug 1965. The first Heli Alert Mission at TanSN took place on 18 Aug 1965.
PARC, 38 ARS	Tan Son Nhut AB	On 16 Oct 1965 the 38 ARS at TanSN began functioning as a unit with LBR helicopters
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.1	Nakhon Phanom AB	replacing DET.Prov. 2 HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280, 62-4510 HH-43F 62-4511, 62-4525 delivered from CONUS on 5 OCT65 ; both to Pleiku AB on 24 NOV 60-0279 to 38 ARS, DET.2 on 29 NOV65 60-0280 to 38 ARS, DET.4 on 29 NOV65 62-4510 (Dutchy 41) was lost due to enemy fire on 20 SEP65 in NorthVietnam, close to Laos border
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.2	Takhli AB	replacing DET.Prov. 1 HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.3	Ubon AB	replacing DET.Prov. 3 HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562, 62-5978 delivered from 33 ARS at least on 30 JUN 65, but probably much earlier (it stayed at NKP when the 33 ARS TDY ended). 59-1562 was involved in an accident on 16 JUL65, repaired by 29 SEP65
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.4	Korat AB	replacing DET.Prov. 4 HH-43B 58-1845, 59-1586
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.5	Udorn AB	replacing DET.Prov. 5 HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254 HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590 delivered from PARC, DET.6 at Kung Kuan AB, CHNRE on 6 JUL65 HH-43F 62-4508, 62-4560 delivered from CONUS 15 OCT65 59-1587 to 38 ARS, DET.6 on 22 DEC65 62-4508 to Bangkok for overhaul on 4 JAN66 62-4560 to 38 ARS, DET.6 on 22 DEC65
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.6	Bien Hoa AB	replacing PARC, DET.4 HH-43F 63-9711, 63-9712, 63-9716
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.7	Da Nang AB	replacing PARC, DET.5 HH-43B 59-1571 HH-43F 63-9714, 63-9715 HH-43F 63-9717 , 64-17559 delivered from CONUS on 20 AUG65 59-1571 on 10 JAN66 to Tan Son Nhut AB (LBR Flight)
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.9	Pleiku AB	HH-43F 62-4511, 62-4525 delivered to here on 24 NOV65 from NKP
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.10	Binh Thuy AB	Individual Aircraft History Cards gave no HH-43 official assigned to this unit during 1965 ; 59-1587 was lost 8 JUL 66 as one assigned to DET.10, but only assigned on that date.
PARC, 38 ARS, DET.Prov.1	Cam Ranh Bay AB	HH-43B 58-1859, 59-1541 delivered on 20 OCT 65 from Bien Hoa AB

Aircraft delivered direct from Kaman, Bloomfield, CT after modification from HH-43B to HH-43F :

AUG 1965	63-9717 , 64-17559 Both delivered to Da Nang AB, RVN on 20 AUG 65
OCT 1965	62-4511, 62-4525 Both delivered to Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand on 5 OCT 65 Both to Pleiku AB, RVN on 24 NOV 65
OCT 1965	62-4508, 62-4560 Both delivered to Udorn AB, Thailand on 15 OCT 65

update : 23/08/2006