Operation Hastings began on July 15, 1966. Those who were there remember it well. The shot of EP-171 going down in flames became one of the iconic pictures of that war. This gallery is for pictures from that day. Contact … Continue reading →
Thought you might like some photos from when Boeing made the Navy-Marine Corps Ch-46 and the Army Chinooks at its plant in Morton, PA. Some pictures repeat, but the captions indicate the years and/or the models. Of note, the Chinook … Continue reading →
Here are some pictures from the 2013 reunion in Charleston (pics by Chuck Johnson) … Continue reading →
Bill Waterbury and wife visited Da Nang on a trip to Southeast Asia in 2018. Here are some of their pictures. The beach at Marble really looks different; perhaps it’s the absence of concertina festooned with dead sea snakes. Click … Continue reading →
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This photo of HMM-265 squadron officers was taken in early 1965 (best guess) on the flight line at New River. Let’s try to figure out who these guys are. There are four rows: one row of three heavies in front … Continue reading →
Here are a few pictures from HMM-265’s 2017 reunion held 22-26 May 2017 at the Marine Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco. What a great place for a reunion! Beautiful, meticulously kept, well run, with Marine Corps history on … Continue reading →
Wayne W. Shaw was a lieutenant when the squadron went to Vietnam aboard USS Boxer in April 1966. Educated as an architect, he also is a talented artist. During his time in Vietnam he was affiliated with the U.S. Marine … Continue reading →
CH-46 Retirement at Quantico, 2015 (photos by Arnie Reiner) Click to enlarge ” template=”/home/web/hmm2/www/docs/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” ngg_triggers_display=”never” ngg_proofing_display=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] … Continue reading →
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