PACAF First Period
PACAF UNITS FIRST PERIOD
assigned to MATS under ARS (Air Rescue Service) :
| HH-43 assigned units PACAF : period JUN 1963 - 01 JUL 1965 for details see below | ||
| 31 ARS | Clark AB, Philippines | - |
| 33 ARS | Naha AB, Okinawa | - |
| 36 ARS | Tachikawa AB, Japan | - |
| DET.1, 36 ARS | Misawa AB, Japan | became DET.7, PARC on 25 JUL 65 |
| DET.2, 36 ARS | Yokota AB, Japan | became DET.8, PARC on 25 JUL 65 |
| DET.4, 36 ARS | Osan AB, Korea | became DET.9, PARC on 25 JUL 65 |
| DET.3, PARC | Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN | no aircraft assigned ; deactiv. 01 JUL 65 |
as of 01 JAN 64 : 4 HH-43B
as of 30 SEP 64 : 14 HH-43B
| HH-43 assigned units SEA : period 1964 - 01 JUL 1965 for details see below | ||
| TDY 33 ARS | Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand | arrived 20 JUN 64 formed DET.Prov.3, PARC on 01 SEP 64 (see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.4, 36 ARS | Takhli AB, Thailand | arrived AUG 64 |
| TDY DET.1, CARC | Bien Hoa AB, RVN | formed DET.Prov.1, PARC on 01 SEP 64
(see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.4, WARC | Bien Hoa AB, RVN | arrived 14 AUG 64 formed DET.Prov.1, PARC on 01 SEP 64 (see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.5, WARC | Bien Hoa AB, RVN | formed DET.Prov.1, PARC on 01 SEP 64
(see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.2, CARC | Da Nang AB, RVN | arrived 10 AUG 64 formed DET.Prov.2, PARC on 01 SEP 64 (see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.10, EARC | Korat AB, Thailand | arrived 14 AUG 64 formed PARC, DET.Prov.4 on 01 SEP 64 (see elsewhere in this table) |
| TDY DET.3, CARC
TDY DET.7, CARC |
Ubon AB, Thailand | arrived 7 APR 65 formed DET.Prov.3, PARC on 14 APR 65 |
| TDY DET.9, WARC | Kung Kuan AB, CHNRE | departed or arrived 27 APR 65 formed DET.Prov.6, PARC |
| TDY DET.3, EARC | Udorn AB, Thailand | arrived 08 MAY 65 formed DET.Prov.5, PARC |
| DET.Prov.1, PARC | Bien Hoa AB, RVN
Takhli AB, Thailand |
Activ. 01 SEP 64 ; 10 NOV 64 to Takhli AB |
| DET.Prov.2, PARC | Da Nang AB, RVN
Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand |
Activ. 01 SEP 64 ; 10 NOV 64 to NKP |
| DET.Prov.3, PARC | Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand Ubon AB, Thailand |
Activ. 01 SEP 64 ; Deactiv. 16 NOV 64 ; Activ. 14 APR 65 |
| DET.Prov.4, PARC | Korat AB, Thailand | Activ. 01 SEP 64 |
| DET.Prov.5, PARC | Udorn AB, Thailand | Activ. 03 MAY 65 |
| DET.Prov.6, PARC | Kung Kuan AB, CHNRE | Activ. MAY 65 |
| DET.4, PARC | Bien Hoa AB, RVN | Activ. 20 OCT 64 |
| DET.5, PARC | Da Nang AB, RVN | Activ. 20 OCT 64 |
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MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
| HH-43 assigned units : period JUN 1963 - 01 JUL 1965 | ||
| 31 ARS | Clark AB | HH-43B 62-5979, 63-9710 delivered on 25 MAR 64 HH-43B 60-0268 delivered on 29 MAR 64 |
| 33 ARS | Naha AB | HH-43B 62-4565, 62-5978 delivered on 24 FEB 64 HH-43B 62-4564 delivered on 30 JUL 64 SEE NOTE 1 |
| 36 ARS | Tachikawa AB | HH-43B 62-4561, 62-4562 delivered on 18 DEC 63 HH-43B 62-4563 delivered on 17 JAN 64 all to Yokota AB 15 SEP 64 |
| DET.1, 36 ARS | Misawa AB | HH-43B 62-4514, 62-4526 delivered on 17 JUN 63 HH-43B 59-1569 delivered on 15 APR 64 |
| DET.2, 36 ARS | Yokota AB | 3 HH-43B delivered on 15 SEP 64 , all from Tachikawa AB
HH-43B 62-4561, 62-4562, 62-4563 |
| DET.4, 36 ARS | Osan AB | 2 HH-43B delivered Aug 1963 ; as of AUG 63 : 60-0251, 60-0252 SEE NOTE 2 |
| DET.3, PARC | Tan Son Nhut AB | no aircraft assigned ; deactiv. 01 JUL 65 |
NOTE 1 :
Two HH-43B from 33 ARS were sent TDY to Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand ; they left Naha AB for Udorn AB, Thailand on 17 JUN 64.
The helicopters were assembly-ready here on 19 JUN 64 and were flown to NKP on the 20th June 1964.
These two HH-43B were 62-4565 and 62-5978 (see this NKP page)
A third HH-43B , 62-4564 , was present at NKP by AUG 1964
Helicopters and crew returned to Naha AB on 23 Nov 1964.
On 01 SEP 64 the 33 ARS-TDY was replaced by the newly formed DET.Provisional.3, PARC.
(source : CHECO Report, pages 83,84, received from Mr. LaPointe).
NOTE 2 :
In AUG 1964 one or more HH-43B from DET.4, 36 ARS at Osan AB were sent TDY to Takhli AB, Thailand.
(source : Book by Earl Tilford, page 53)
HH-43B 60-0251 and/or 60-0252 were most likely involved (both back at Osan AB 30 SEP64).
On 10 NOV 64 the unit was replaced by DET.Provisional 1, PARC .
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MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
| TDY 33 ARS | Nakhon Phanom AB | 2 HH-43B arrived 20 JUN64 : 62-4565, 62-5978 A third one, 62-4564, arrived in AUG64 |
| TDY DET.4, 36 ARS | Takhli AB | 2 HH-43B arrived in AUG64 most probably 60-0251 and 60-0252 |
| TDY DET.1, CARC Glasgow AFB, MT |
Bien Hoa AB |
with HH-43B 62-4510, 59-1571 62-4510 to Da Nang AB, date ? ; 59-1571 remained at BienHoa and was damaged in mortar attack here on 1 NOV64 formed DET.Prov.1, PARC |
| TDY DET.4, WARC Paine AFB, OR |
Bien Hoa AB |
on 14 AUG 64 with HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258 both to Takhli on 10 NOV 64 formed DET.Prov.1, PARC |
| TDY DET.5, WARC McChord AFB, WA |
Bien Hoa AB | without aircraft formed DET.Prov.1, PARC |
| TDY DET.2, CARC Minot AFB, ND |
Da Nang AB |
received orders to deploy on 6 AUG64, personnel arrived 10 AUG 64 HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280 arrived 12 AUG 64, first flight 16 AUG HH-43B 62-4510 arrived from Bien Hoa on ? All three HH-43B to NKP on 10 NOV 64 (source J.Christianson) formed DET.Prov.2, PARC |
| TDY DET.10, EARC Maxwell AFB, AL |
Korat AB |
Received orders to deploy on 6 AUG64 ; on 7 AUG 64 on it's way to Korat HH-43B arrived here 14 AUG (58-1845, 59-1586) formed DET.Prov.4, PARC |
| TDY DET.3, CARC Grand Forks, ND TDY DET.7, CARC |
Ubon AB |
DET.3, CARC arrived on 7 and 14 APR 65 with HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562 , and personnel from CARC,DET.7 formed DET.Prov.3, PARC |
| TDY DET.9, WARC Portland IAP, OR |
Kung Kuan AB | with HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590 formed DET.Prov.6, PARC |
| TDY DET.3, EARC Griffiss AFB, NY |
Udorn AB | Arrived 08 MAY65 with HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254 formed DET.Prov.5, PARC |
| DET.Prov.1, PARC |
Bien Hoa AB
Takhli AB |
HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258 ; both to Takhli on 10 NOV 64
became DET.2, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 59-1549 was involved in a landing gear incident (no further info known, date ?) , but returned to service 07 MAY65 |
| DET.Prov.2, PARC | Da Nang AB
Nakhon Phanom AB |
HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280, 62-4510 , all to NKP 10 NOV 64
became DET.1, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
| DET.Prov.3, PARC | Nakhon Phanom AB Ubon AB |
HH-43B 62-4564, 62-4565, 62-5978 (returned to 33 ARS by 23Nov64) See NKP page As of 14 APR 65 at Ubon with HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562 became DET.3, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
| DET.Prov.4, PARC | Korat AB |
HH-43B 58-1845, 59-1586
became DET.4, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
| DET.Prov.5, PARC | Udorn AB |
HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254
became DET.5, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
| DET.Prov.6, PARC | Kung Kuan AB | HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590 |
| DET.4, PARC |
Bien Hoa AB |
HH-43F 63-9711, 63-9712 arrived 22 OCT 64 HH-43F 63-9716 arrived 02 NOV 64 became DET.6, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
| DET.5, PARC |
Da Nang AB |
HH-43F 63-9713, 63-9714 arrived 15 OCT 64 HH-43F 63-9715 arrived 26 OCT 64 63-9713 was shot down on 2 JUN65 became DET.7, 38 ARS on 01 JUL 65 |
Information source for the PARC, DET. Provisional units was gained from CHECO Report, pages 83,84, received from Mr. LaPointe.
More TDY units from CONUS as follows :
| JAN 1965 | Various DETs from EARC provided officers and airmen for a 120 day TDY to Takhli AB |
| APR 1965 | DET.2, EARC Dow AFB, ME with personnel (without aircraft) for a 120 day TDY to Takhli AB |
| 30 APR 1965 | DET.3, WARC Kirtland AFB, NM -without aircraft - for a 120 day TDY to Nakhon Phanom AB ; arriving on 3 May 1965 *) |
*) reported by the DET. CO Mr. Joe Ballinger on website page : Rotorhead's Rotor Wash , Friday, December 01, 2006
update 15/05/2023