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A flaming Marine CH-46 of HMM-265, after being hit by enemy AAA fire in "Helicopter Valley", 15 July 1966 [14] During the Vietnam War, the CH-46 was one of the prime US Marine troop transport helicopters in the theater, slotting between the smaller Bell UH-1 Iroquois and larger Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion and progressively replacing the UH-34.
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
All three CH-46s were too badly damaged to be recovered and had to be destroyed. [1]: 164 Later that day another CH-46 from HMM-265 carrying men from 2/1 Marines was hit by PAVN fire and crashed, killing 13 marines. Marines promptly renamed the Song Ngan to "Helicopter Valley". [1]: 165
The original Marine Medium Helicopter squadrons flew the Sikorsky UH-34D Sea Horse, which shortly after its inception saw extensive combat during the Vietnam War. [131] Beginning in 1966 they began to be replaced with the CH-46 Sea Knight which was faster, could carry more troops and is still in service today. [132]
Second award, landed his CH-46 helicopter under heavy fire to extract wounded Marines, during which the front of his helicopter was damaged by machine gun fire. He then commandeered a second helicopter and returned to the LZ under heavy fire. Claude H. Dorris † Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Nuoc Ngot Village, Thừa Thiên Province January 7, 1968
Later that day another CH-46 from HMM-265 was hit by People's Army of Vietnam fire and crashed, killing 13 Marines. Marines promptly renamed the area as "Helicopter Valley". [2]: 164–5 From 4 July the squadron supported Operation Macon. [2]: 205 On 3 April 1967 the squadron became the Special Landing Force (SLF) helicopter squadron.
Six people are dead after a helicopter crashed in Logan County, West Virginia, on Wednesday, authorities said.
CH-46s evacuated the Battalion Landing Team by 07:00 and after an anxious wait a lone CH-46 Swift 2-2 of HMM-164 [10]: 200 arrived to evacuate Kean and the ten remaining men of the Marine Security Guards, this last helicopter took off at 07:53 on 30 April and landed on USS Okinawa at 08:30. [22]: 8