Mike Weeks wrote:
I believe some will find this of interest; the passing of yet another
long-serving "bird".

MW

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=28190

NNS070312-14. Navy Says Farewell to Last Sea King

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner, Fleet
Public Affairs Center Pacific

CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) -- Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
(HSC) 85 held a decommissioning ceremony for the Navy's last H-3 Sea
King helicopter March 6.

The helicopter departed Naval Air Station North Island en route to
Atlanta to be prepped for foreign military sales.
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Just another reminder of how old I am:-)

I have about 30 minutes total flight time in three H-3 flights...two
at NAS NI and one in Pensacola, each during during DWEST en route to
duty stations in Okinawa, Hawaii and Spain.

I think I have more time bobbing on the water waiting for them to show
up than I do actually riding in them.

Glad I never needed to wait for one in the real world...and glad they
showed up for the training events.