What's new . . .
As of April 18, 2008
Added story about a Ride from the A Shau Valley submitted by John Bradford, ex-Army Special Forces.
As of April 5, 2008
Revised 20th SOS in “Units” to include pre- and post-Vietnam history of the 20th. Added Jim Foster's pictures to Hornets.
Added some personal stories from Marvin DeLong in “Experiences”.
Added Stead H-43B (Donohue and Kekuna) Sierra Nevada Rescue at 11,600 ft. in “Experiences”.
Added Air Force Times article, Capt. Tammy , submitted by Ted Smith. Adobe PDF file.
As of Feb 9, 2008
Updated 21st SOS to expand History from 1956-2007 to “Units” page.
As of Jan 15, 2008
Added 917th FTD -Tan Son Nhut AB, SVN to “Units” page.
Added 21st SOS-NKP RTAFB, Thailand to “Units” page.
As of November 20, 2007
Added 6593rd Test Squadron (satellite recovery) - Hawaii to “Units” page.
As of October, 2007:
Check
out the new web page for Operation Look See – An H-19 flying
from a boat to finish the survey of sites for the Dew Line.
Operation
Look See - Greenland
I have added more comments and photos of H-21s in Thule compliments of Bob Adams.
Following his article, I also added an email from Tom Green courtesy of Jim Moore which describes the recent deactivation of the 21st SOS, along with a couple of photos. Sad thing! - Also check out the Stars and Stripes article www.usafhpa.org/21STSOSFINALFLIGHT.pdf
With the permission of Dale Robinson, I have added his entire article on the activities of the 20th SOS from 1976 to 1990 to our 20th Helicopter Squadron web page. Previously the article was available by clicking on a link to Dale's web site. http://usafhpa.org/20thponies/20ponies.htm
I have updated the MARS web page with photos from John Dorgan supplied by Jim Moore http://usafhpa.org/432drone/drone.htm
New web page on Thule AB, Greenland. Page is under construction, will be updated as new information and photos are received. Thule
Read about the controversy
over the replacement Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter compliments
of Dale Robinson. CSAR-X
Also
read: http://dailyreport.afa.org/AFA/default.htm
2157th ARS – Korea mid 1950's (Jun 07)
Read
about the deactivation of the 551st Special Operations
Squadron at Kirtland compliments of JB
Moore.
551SOS1
551SOS2
551SOS3
Det 10, Binh Thuy - couple images didn't come thru, still working. (Mar 07)
The "Black Mariah" - the history of CH-3 #63-09676. (Mar)
58th ARRS – The Great Flood, Tunisia 1969 (Mar)
Couple of more stories in “Experiences”.
Redtail Birds – H-21's of 22nd and 24th Helicopter Squadrons. (Mar)