Aircraft Photo of 148768 | Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse | USA - Marines | AirHistory.net #72601
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:148768
Military Code:YP-13
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-58
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse
C/n (msn):581319
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
Location
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles InternationalMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KIAD   IATA: IAD   Local: IAD   Other: -
Collection:National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center
 
Photo Date:7 April 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 72601
Photo Comment

This helicopter entered Marine service in 1961 serving in units around the US until retirement in 1970 and storage at MASDC. It is on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center as YP-13, a significant aircraft assigned to HMM-163 'Ridge Runners'. This combat unit operated in the Da Nang area of Vietnam and became one of the most decorated Marine helicopter squadrons of that war.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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