Painted in SE Asia camouflage to represent HH-43F 58-1845 that crashed at Phan Rang AB in October 1968. It is in fact 58-1853 which was delivered to the USAF in February 1960 and assigned to the 3635th FTW, Stead AFB, NV. It was later transferred to various units in the US before retiring from the 44th AARS at Craig AFB, AL in March 1973. It was transferred to the museum in 1988 for display. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center was responsible for the logistics support of all H-43s in USAF service

Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ with park code HG069 in 1973. To the Allied Aircraft scrapyard in 1977. Preserved at the Warner Robins Museum of Aviation from 1988.