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Photos of Davis Monthan mothball tour
Published a few photos of a tour of Davis Monthan for those that may be
interested. Would like to know if my id of the pictured Quantico Marine 1 is correct. Comments welcome enjoy Rich |
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wrote in news:1112097425.065316.46530
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com: Published a few photos of a tour of Davis Monthan for those that may be interested. Would like to know if my id of the pictured Quantico Marine 1 is correct. Comments welcome enjoy Rich I don't think so. I posted a comment to the site and will repeat the picture links he http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...images/vh-60n- h3h.jpg http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/dat...ge.htm?id=8482 The stub wings don't match any of the H-60 pix on the Sikorsky site, and the engine nacelles don't match either: http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0%2C...I254%2C00.html I know what it isn't (H-60) but I don't know what it is, yet. Still looking. Dave in San Diego |
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Actually I did not have an ID on the pic from Davis Monthan, rather my
father in law (a engineer now retired) worked on those engines and volunteered the info. He felt sure that was it type but keep in mind he does not see "airframes" rather he see's engine type. The confusing thing is he felt sure that only "5 or 6" of this type were ever built. We will have to have another extended sit down. Thanks for your comments. Rich Dave in San Diego wrote: wrote in news:1112097425.065316.46530 @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com: Published a few photos of a tour of Davis Monthan for those that may be interested. Would like to know if my id of the pictured Quantico Marine 1 is correct. Comments welcome enjoy Rich I don't think so. I posted a comment to the site and will repeat the picture links he http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...images/vh-60n- h3h.jpg http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/dat...ge.htm?id=8482 The stub wings don't match any of the H-60 pix on the Sikorsky site, and the engine nacelles don't match either: http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0%2C...I254%2C00.html I know what it isn't (H-60) but I don't know what it is, yet. Still looking. Dave in San Diego |
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You're correct. Never would have guessed. The original photo has a
perspective that doesn't convey the size perhaps. Did an image search and that is indeed what it was, I'll have to have a real long "sit down" with Dad-in-law now. I'll update my site. Thanks and excuse the site ommission see marine 1 at http//:greenmarble.blogspot.com hoene wrote: wrote: Actually I did not have an ID on the pic from Davis Monthan, rather my father in law (a engineer now retired) worked on those engines and volunteered the info. He felt sure that was it type but keep in mind he does not see "airframes" rather he see's engine type. The confusing thing is he felt sure that only "5 or 6" of this type were ever built. We will have to have another extended sit down. Thanks for your comments. Assume you're talking about this picture (and for the future, specific links would be a lot more useful than hoping someone remembered the blog address in an old post).: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/172/3...20QUANTICO.jpg If so, it's a CH-53D. This one is painted up in HMX-1 colors but the lack of a "white top" shows it was a presidental support helo, not an actual VIP transport. That means this was probably never Marine One, since it likely never carried the President. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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"Thomas Schoene" wrote:
wrote: Actually I did not have an ID on the pic from Davis Monthan, rather my father in law (a engineer now retired) worked on those engines and volunteered the info. He felt sure that was it type but keep in mind he does not see "airframes" rather he see's engine type. The confusing thing is he felt sure that only "5 or 6" of this type were ever built. We will have to have another extended sit down. Thanks for your comments. Assume you're talking about this picture (and for the future, specific links would be a lot more useful than hoping someone remembered the blog address in an old post).: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/172/3...20QUANTICO.jpg If so, it's a CH-53D. This one is painted up in HMX-1 colors but the lack of a "white top" shows it was a presidental support helo, not an actual VIP transport. That means this was probably never Marine One, since it likely never carried the President. This one does carry the paint scheme of a non-VIP aircraft assigned to the Presidential flight section for support. Carrying all those extra Secret Service folk and presidential staffers around. ;- But it may not necessarily have been a presidential support helo for all or most of its time in HMX-1. While one section of HMX-1 is the Presidential flight section, HMX-1 is a multi-purpose unit. It also provides helos for TBS training [fixed wing support of TBS is done by 2dMAW out of Cherry Point/Beaufort by specific frag tasking to squadrons when/as needed], and also still engages in the X work of its name, experimental, when/as needed on helos. I think they were even involved with the MV-22 post-Pax River/pre-VMMT-204-New River. -- OJ III [Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.] |
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