These pages are an attempt to have an overview of the use of the Call Sign "PEDRO" by the USAF HH-43 crews worldwide
For
Vietnam
and
Thailand
based
units
such
an
listing
was
already
available
on
this
website.
Researching
the
"Kaman
Rotor
Tips"
issues
recently,
revealed
the
use
of
PEDRO
in
other
regions
as
well.
The
most
early
known
use
of
the
PEDRO
call
sign
by
HUSKIE
crews
was
discovered
in an
article
titled
"DET
5
and
9
HH-43B's
Rescues
138"
Two
HH-43B's
from
Det
9,
WARC,
Portland
International
Airport,
Ore.
,
were
aided
in
the
rescue
work
by
another
HUSKIE
from
Det
5,
WARC
at
McChord
AFB,
Wash.
Detachment
5
was
called
on
after
roads
and
bridges
leading
to
Crystal
Mountain
were
washed
out,
stranding
over
300
skiers
in
the
snow-covered
area.
Operating
under
the
call-names
of
Pedro
1,
2
and
3
,
the
crews
were
faced
with
turbulence
so
bad
that
the
crew
of
Pedro
1 -
Capt
Thomas
D.
Precious,
SSgt
Enoch
Benson,
medic,
and
A3c
George
Lepsey,
crewman
-
was
temporarily
delayed
from
takeoff.
PEDRO Call Sign SEA - Vietnam and Thailand
PEDRO
Call
Sign
PACIFIC
Air
Rescue
&
Recovery
Center
(outside
Vietnam-Thailand)
PEDRO
Call
Sign
ATLANTIC
Air
Rescue
&
Recovery
Center
last update 14/04/2007