Return to the Helicopter Research PageThe following information has been developed from research of ARRS unit histories, SEA aircraft loss records, and accounts of Air Force Cross and Medal of Honor actions in SEA. If you have information relevant to this list please contact:
Ron Thurlow
2689 Richmar Dr.
Beavercreek, OH 45434Email: tlow52@hotmail.com
Thank you.
| MDS | S/N | Event | Date of Occurance | Crew Member/Details | Disposition |
| H-43A | 58-1833 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Robins |
| H-43B | 58-1841 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Pate |
| HH-43 | 58-1845 | SEA attrition | 10 Oct 68 | Liedernecht/"P 44" Phan Rang AB, SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 58-1852 | First H-43 to 5,000 hrs | 12 May 72 | Unk/Det 5, 42ARRS | Unk |
| HH-43B | 58-1853 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Robins |
| H-43A | 58-1858 | First H-43 to TAC | Apr 60 | Unk/Delvd to Luke AFB, AZ | Unk |
| H-43B | 59-1543 | First H-43 to 1,000 hrs | Unk | Unk/From Det 4l, Loring | Unk |
| H-43B | 59-1557 | First H-43 to 2,000 hrs | 17 Nov 66 | Unk/ | Unk |
| HH-43 | 59-1562 | B-52 explosion at U-T | 19 Jul 69 | Davis/Three of four crew fatal in crash | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43 | 59-1562 | SEA attrition | 19 Jul 69 | Davis/"Maple 02" hover near B-52 | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 59-1578 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Kirtland |
| HH-43 | 59-1587 | SEA attrition | 8 Jul 66 | NA/Dest on grnd by mortar attack | Destroyed on grnd |
| HH-43 | 59-1590 | SEA attrition | 27 Jun 69 | Gammon/"P 92" Blade 04 SAR, SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 60-0252 | Mega SAR, Korea flood | Dec 72 | Unk/129 hoist saves in 6 hours | Unk |
| HH-43B | 60-0261 | 2,000th LBR scramble | 29 Dec 64 | Unk/Det 15 at Luke | Unk |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo altitude | 18 Oct61 | Davis/32,840 ft, Bloomfield, CT | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo time-to-climb | 24 Oct 61 | Wilhelm/3,000 meters in 2 mm, 17 sec | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo time-to-climb | 24 Oct 61 | Buckner/6,000 meters in 5 mm, 51 sec | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo time-to-climb | 24 Oct 61 | Carney/9,000 meters in 14 mm, 31 sec | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo clsd crse dist | 13 Jun 62 | Coan/656 miles at Mono Lake, CA | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43B | 60-0263 | WR - helo distance | 5 Jul 62 | Ratcliff/888 miles Ogden - Spfld, MN | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43F | 60-0263 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - USAFM |
| HH-43 | 60-0278 | SEA attrition | 10 Jul 69 | Unk | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 60-0279 | First HH-43 VN (3) | 12 Aug 64 | Unk/Delvd to Danang, SVN as Det 2(P) | Unk |
| HH-43B | 60-0280 | First HH-43 VN (3) | 12 Aug 64 | Unk/Delvd to Danang, SVN as Det 2(P) | Unk |
| HH-43 | 60-0282 | SEA attrition | 7 Aug 69 | Wohlnick/"P 24" near Cam Ranh Bay | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 60-0289 | Air Force One cover | 1960-70 | Var/Every AF-1 takeoff and landing | Display - New Eng |
| HH-43B | 62-4509 | 2,000 hr for help | 12 May 69 | Unk/Det 4, 39ARRS, Thule artic ops | Unk |
| HH-43F | 62-4510 | First HH-43 Det VN (3) | Aug 64 | NA/Delvd to Danang, SVN as Det 2(P) | Cmbt loss 20 Sep 65 |
| HH-43F | 62-4510 | Air Force Cross x 4 | 20 Sep 65 | Curtis, Martin, Robinson, Black | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43F | 62-4510 | SEA attrition | 20 Sep 65 | Curtis/"Dutchy 41" Esses 04 SAR | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 63-4511 | SEA attrition | 28 Oct 66 | Vermeys/"P 42" crash on takeoff | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 62-4513 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Castle |
| HH-43B | 62-4521 | 2nd Place, Helo Comp | 1972 |
Unk/lntnl Rescue Helo Comp, Woodbr | Unk |
| HH-43F | 62-4525 | SEA attrition | 7 Feb 68 | Gilligan/"P 56" near Kontum, SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43B | 62-4532 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Dover |
| HH-43B | 62-4535 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Midland |
| HH-43B | 62-4561 | Static display | Unk | NA | Display - Hill |
| HH-43F | 63-9711 | SEA attrition | 21 May 67 | Weist/"p 73" Ramrod 02 SAR, SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43 | 63-9712 | SEA attrition | 26 Jan 69 | Clark/"P 74" combat in SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43F | 63-9713 | SEA attrition | 2 Jun 65 | Lockhart/combat in SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43F | 63-9715 | SEA attrition | 8 May 67 | Hoye/"P 96" takeoff crash, SVN | Crashed during msn |
| HH-43F | Unk | Air Force Cross | 11 Apr 66 | Pitsenbarger/Stayed on ground, killed | Unk |
| HH-43B | Unk | Air Force Cross | 18-19 Feb 69 | Fish/On ground 15 hours | Unk |
| HH-43 | Geroge | 1970 Citation of Honor | 27 Feb 70 | Dreibelbis/Saved 3 from 12,500 ft mt | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn | Unk | Ingram/SAR 15 miles into N. Vietnam | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn | Unk | Capt Thomas J. Curtis | Unk |
| HH-43B | 38ARRS | Silver Star msn - PJ | 1969? | Ingulli - PJ/ | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn - PJ | 11 Dec 68 | Leif Arvidson | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn - AC | Unk | D.L. Jordan | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn - AC | Unk | P.D. McComb | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn | Unk | Capt David Dickey | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn | Unk | Capt Jack Perry | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn x 4 | 9 Mar 66 | Couture, Solberg, Foster, Lancaster | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Silver Star msn x4 | 9 Mar 66 | Machado, Kneen, Yancy, Wheeler/ AShau | Unk |
| HH-43B | McChord | 1961 Cheney Award | 2 Jul 61 | Luther-AC, Seckley-PJ/SAR in mtns | Unk |
| HH-43 | 43, SEA | 1971 Citation of Honor | 1971? | McAfee/Saved 8 in offshore rescues | Unk |
| HH-43B | 2 Acft | First H-43 p/u SEA | 17 May 65 | Unk/Pickup F-105 pilot near Vinh, S.S. | Unk |
| HH-43B | Unk | WR - helo altitude | 9 Dec 59 | Hodgson/29,846 ft, Bloomfield, CT | Unk |
| HH-43B | Unk | WR - altitude W/ load | 25 May 61 | McMeen/25,814 feet with 1,000kg | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | C-123 crash Wilmington | 24 Sep 61 | Armstrong/Air show display, then SAR | Unk |
| HH-43 | Unk | Whitefish Bay SAR | 16 Mar 64 | Unk/Kincheloe | Unk |
| HH-43 | Det 25, Wu | Saginaw Bay SAR | 14 Jul 63 | Calva/Rescue AF Sgt on Charity Island | Unk |
| H-43 | Unk | First Flight | Unk | Unk/ | Unk |
| H-43 | Unk | First H-43 to USAF | 1958 | Unk/ | Unk |
| H-43 | Unk | Pilot-first to 1,000 hrs | Unk | Cowden/ | Unk |
| H-43 | Unk | First H-43 save | 24 Apr 60 | Pinson/From Det at Luke AFB | Unk |
| HH-43 | 2 Acft | First HH-43 in SEA | 20 Jun 64 | Unk/To NKP from 33ARS, Naha | Unk |
| HH-43B | 2 Acft | First USAF SAR of war | 18 Nov 64 | Unk/Pansy 88/89 into Laos | Unk |
Ron Thurlow As of 25 Jun 99
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