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  1. 07-10-2003, 18:30
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    speed record for helicopters in a HSS-2 at 210.6 MPH

    On 05 February 1962, Lieutenant Robert W. Crafton and Marine Corps Captain L. Kenneth Keck, USMC, set the new World's speed record for helicopters in a HSS-2 at 210.6 MPH ( world speed record of 339 km/h on 5 February 1962. )

    HSS-2Z was redesignated VH-3A, and were assigned to the special American Presidential Department for personnel transport and evacuation services in case of emergency. HMX-1
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