PACAF Second Period

PACAF UNITS SECOND PERIOD

HH-43 assigned units SEA : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 1966 for details see below
38 ARS, PARC	Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN	Activ. 01 JUL65
TDY DET.5, CARC - K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI TDY DET.16, EARC - Homestead AFB, FL	Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN	arrived 16 AUG 65 with personnel and 3 HH-43B from these, two HH-43B to Cam Ranh Bay AB on 10 OCT 65
DET.1, 38 ARS	Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.2, 38 ARS	Takhli AB, Thailand	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.3, 38 ARS	Ubon AB, Thailand	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.4, 38 ARS	Korat AB, Thailand	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.5, 38 ARS	Udorn AB, Thailand	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.6, 38 ARS	Bien Hoa AB, RVN	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.7, 38 ARS	Da Nang AB, RVN	Activ. 01 JUL65
DET.9, 38 ARS	Pleiku AB, RVN	Activ. 01 OCT65 HH-43F delivered 24 NOV 65
DET.10, 38 ARS	Binh Thuy AB, RVN	Activ. 01 OCT65
DET.Prov.1, 38 ARS	Cam Ranh Bay AB, RVN	Activ. 10 OCT65 - Deactiv. 15 JAN66 Replaced by DET.8, 38 ARRS
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TDY DET.2, WARC - Cannon AFB, NM	??	Sent TDY on 7 OCT 65 further details unknown
TDY of personnel from various DETs from CARC	??	120 days TDY started 12 NOV 65

as of 01 JUL 65 : 13 HH-43B ; 5 HH-43F

HH-43 assigned units elsewhere : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 1966 for details see below
DET.6, PARC	Kung Kuan AB, CHNRE	Activ. 01 JUL65 - Discontinued on 21 JUL 65 HH-43B to Udorn AB 06 JUL 65
DET.6, PARC	Naha AB, Okinawa	Activ. 10 NOV65
DET.7, PARC	Misawa AB, Japan	Activ. 25 JUL65
DET.8, PARC	Yokota AB, Japan	Activ. 25 JUL65
DET.9, PARC	Osan AB, Korea	Activ. 25 JUL65

as of 01 JUL 65 : 12 HH-43B

HH-43 assigned units elsewhere : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 66 for details see below
31 ARS, ARS, MATS	Clark AB, Philippines	- Activ.

as of 01 JUL 65 : 3 HH-43B

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HH-43 assigned units : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 1966
TDY DET.5, CARC K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI TDY DET.16, EARC Homestead AFB, FL	Tan Son Nhut AB	HH-43B 58-1859, 59-1541 (from DET.5, CARC) Departed CONUS on 13 Aug 1965 - arrived at TanSN on 16 Aug 1965. on 20 OCT 65 both to DET.Prov.1, 38 ARS at Cam Ranh Bay AB HH-43B 62-4515 (from DET.16, EARC) Departed CONUS on 13 Aug 1965 - arrived at TanSN on 16 Aug 1965. The first Heli Alert Mission at TanSN took place on 18 Aug 1965.
38 ARS, PARC	Tan Son Nhut AB	On 16 Oct 1965 the 38 ARS at TanSN began functioning as a unit with LBR helicopters
DET.1, 38 ARS, PARC	Nakhon Phanom AB	replacing DET.Prov. 2 HH-43B 60-0279, 60-0280, 62-4510 HH-43F 62-4511, 62-4525 delivered from Kaman on 5 OCT65 ; both to Pleiku AB on 24 NOV 60-0279 to DET.2, 38 ARS on 30 NOV65 60-0280 to DET.4, 38 ARS on 29 NOV65 62-4510 ("Duchy 41") was lost due to enemy fire on 20 SEP65 in NorthVietnam
DET.2, 38 ARS, PARC	Takhli AB	replacing DET.Prov. 1 HH-43B 59-1549, 60-0258 60-0279 delivered on 30 Nov65
DET.3, 38 ARS, PARC	Ubon AB	replacing DET.Prov. 3 HH-43B 59-1561, 59-1562, 62-5978 delivered from 33 ARS at least on 30 JUN 65 59-1562 was involved in an accident on 16 JUL65, repaired by 29 SEP65
DET.4, 38 ARS, PARC	Korat AB	replacing DET.Prov. 4 HH-43B 58-1845, 59-1586 60-0280 delivered on 29 Nov65
DET.5, 38 ARS, PARC	Udorn AB	replacing DET.Prov. 5 HH-43B 60-0253, 60-0254 HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590 delivered from DET.6, PARC at Kung Kuan AB, CHNRE on 6 JUL65 HH-43F 62-4508, 62-4560 delivered from Kaman 15 OCT65 59-1587 to DET.10, 38 ARS on 22 DEC65 62-4508 to Bangkok for overhaul on 4 JAN66 62-4560 to DET.10, 38 ARS on 22 DEC65
DET.6, 38 ARS, PARC	Bien Hoa AB	replacing PARC, DET.4 HH-43F 63-9711, 63-9712, 63-9716
DET.7, 38 ARS, PARC	Da Nang AB	replacing DET.5, PARC HH-43B 59-1571 HH-43F 63-9714, 63-9715 HH-43F 63-9717 , 64-17559 delivered from CONUS on 20 AUG65 59-1571 on 10 JAN66 to Tan Son Nhut AB (LBR Flight)
DET.9, 38 ARS, PARC	Pleiku AB	HH-43F 62-4511, 62-4525 delivered to here on 24 NOV65 from NKP
DET.10, 38 ARS, PARC	Binh Thuy AB	Individual Aircraft History Cards gave no HH-43 official assigned to this unit during 1965 ; 59-1587 was lost 8 JUL 66 as one assigned to DET.10, but only "officially" assigned on that date.
DET.Prov.1,, 38 ARS, PARC	Cam Ranh Bay AB	HH-43B 58-1859, 59-1541 delivered on 20 OCT 65 from Bien Hoa AB

Aircraft delivered direct from Kaman, Bloomfield, CT after modification from HH-43B to HH-43F :

AUG 1965	63-9717 , 64-17559 Both delivered to Da Nang AB, RVN on 20 AUG 65
OCT 1965	62-4511, 62-4525 Both delivered to Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand on 5 OCT 65 Both to Pleiku AB, RVN on 24 NOV 65
OCT 1965	62-4508, 62-4560 Both delivered to Udorn AB, Thailand on 15 OCT 65

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HH-43 assigned units elsewhere : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 1966
DET.6 , PARC	Kung Kuan AB	Replacing DET.Prov.6 , PARC HH-43B 59-1587, 59-1590 Discontinued on 21 JUL 65 HH-43B to Udorn AB 6 JUL 65
DET.6, PARC	Kadena AB	aircraft from 33 ARS, Naha AB : HH-43B 62-4564, 62-4565
DET.7, PARC	Misawa AB	Replacing DET.1, 36 ARS HH-43B 62-4514, 62-4526, 59-1569
DET.8 , PARC	Yokota AB	Replacing DET.2, 36 ARS HH-43B 62-4561, 62-4562, 62-4563
DET.9 , PARC	Osan AB	Replacing DET.4, 36 ARS HH-43B 60-0251, 60-0252

HH-43 assigned units elsewhere : period 01 JUL 1965 - 08 JAN 66
31 ARS, ARS, MATS	Clark AB	HH-43B 60-0268, 62-5979, 63-9710

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