Uh-1e 153762

I flew the aircraft twice in January of 1969, for a total of 4.8hours. New Years Day accounted for 4.0, must have been celebrating.

Anyone else with history on this huey?

Thanks Smoke,
I appreciate your mission information for this aircraft. We are still hoping for more history on the aircraft. Anyone else who flew this aircraft in Nam and is willing to share so we can fill in the history? We have it placed at Marble Mountain with VMO-2 in January of '69 so far........
Keeping them flying!!
Larry

I flew this aircraft on Nov. 3, 1970 for a total of 4.3 hours. From the mission code: 1R7 it was a slick, not a gun bird so my guess is that it was one of the 5 or 6 slicks in HML-167, we had over 30 aircraft total in the squadron and most were gunships. We now know that at least in Nov. 1970 UH-1E 153762 was assigned to HML-167 MCAF Marble Mountain, Vietnam.

Excellent, thanks Allyn for the post, I will add that to our information.
Larry

153762

This aircraft also served with HML-367 on Okinawa in late 1972.

Tom, Thank you, yes the only photos we have of the aircraft in service is as VT-6 with HML-367 flying over Okinawa, of course at that point it had returned to non-combat white lettering and tail numbers. We think it went to HML-367 around June of '71. Any ideas on that? We would love to find photos of the aircraft in service in country, unfortunately most photos do not include the tail and bu#.
Larry

I got to Okinawa on my second wespac tour in Jan. 1975 flying KC-130's with VMGR-152. During all of 1975 HML-367 at Futema was still flying the "E" models. When I left Okinawa in March 1976 HML-367 was just getting their first few "N" models. HML-167 left Vietnam in Jun. 1971 so many of their aircraft may have gone to Okinawa. In late 1971 HML-167 at New River started getting the "N" models. My best guess is that as HML-367 got the "N" models their "E" models either went to reserve squadrons, or the bone yard.

153762 carried the code TV-27 according to HML-167 After Action Reports (15 May 70; 12 Mar 71).

Great, Thank you, another area of investigation to start down 🙂 - Larry

#153762 Uh-1e, Vmo-2

OK, from my log book, my first flight in this a/c was 24 Nov. 67, probably out of Marble Mt. Co-pilot was Joe Cestare, crew was R.E.Deal and L.Simpson. Flight code was 1T4 (anybody remember what those were?). I'll see if I can find and attach the after-action report. Yep - it was in support of HMM-363, insert on hill 25, team was "impressive", refueled An Hoa 2 or 3 times, med-evacs, etc. Somebody from 363 (Paul Sheean(sp?) maybe) would have their after-action reports. My last flights in it were during Tet, Feb. 29 '68, and then one more on Mar. 7, just before I left.

#153762 again

Forgot to mention, I found an old popasmoke notam printout in my log book from 2004. It is: NOTAM>Warbirds>HUEY(Moriarty)>UH-1E BuNo 153762and it has a picture of Jim attached... I couldn't find it again just now. Anybody know what that is all about?

#153762 UH-1E, HMM-363 after-action report

This looks like the associated HMM-363 after-action report for 24 Nov. 67. Pilot was Coady, co-pilot Fischer, crew was St??? and Ma??? 18 sorties, 9 tasks, 6 med-evacs, took small arms fire at ??

Ben, I'm told 1T4 was an Armed Escort mission. Thanks for the after action report. This is exactly the kind of detailed mission information we are looking for to piece together the history of the aircraft. Thanks so much as well for the information on your crew.
Larry

Re: HMM-363 After Action Report

The M is for Maddox, Angus Wayne and the S is Steele, Dewey E and 1st LT Wayne Fischer was the co pilot and the Pilot is/was Eric Coady Capt.

Here is the history for UH-1E 153762

Accepted on charge at Fort Worth 1 November 1966.
NARF North Island, 17 Nov 1966.
NAS Noris A+T, North Island, 13 March 1967.
HAMRON 16 COSA, Danang, 14 March 1967.
VMO-6, Chu Lai, 11 May 1967.
VMO-2, Danang, 13 Nov 1967.
HML-367, Marble Mountain, 24 July 1969.
HAMRON 16 COSA, Marble Mountain, 22 Jan 1970.
HML-167, Marble Mountain, 1 May 1970.
H&MS 36 COSA, Futema, 21 June 1971.
HML-367, Futema, 6 July 1971.
HT-18, Whiting Field, 20 Jan 1976.
COMTRAWING 5, Pensacola, 1 Jan 1982.
Storage MASDC, DMAFB, Tucson, 14 July 1982
Struck off charge, 1 Aug 1983 with a total time of 6728 hours and 17703 landings

beddoe;21505 wrote: From: Larry Abston

I occasionally fly a UH-1E for the Collings Foundation. This aircraft, BU# 153762 served, according to our records, with VMO-2 and VMO-6 in Vietnam. I hope to meet those who served with this aircraft in country and learn of their service.

Beddoe;Do you know where I might pick-up a used?non-funcing UH-1 transmission for our restoration project here at the Palm Springs Air Museum?
Thanks..Jerry

A/C 153762 at HML-367 Futenma

I flew this AC on 10 Aug 72 on a test flight and on 30 Aug on a night training flt. I left Futenma in Sept and had no other flts in it. I was the Maintenance offficer at that time so that was probably about when it arrived at HML-367 maybe from overhaul at Atsugi.

This Was One Of My Birds. I Was Line Chief From Nov 72 To Nov 73. Hml=367 Okinowa. I Flew Most Of The Check Flights With Capt Savage So It Is Probably In My Log Somewhere. I Sure Do Miss Those Times. Bill Mcmillian. By The Way Joe, Hi, I Was Your Line Chief In K-bay

BuNo 153762

I flew this aircraft on 3 occasions while TAD from VMO-6 to HML-367 in '69. 8 of us lieutenants and 4 crewchiefs were left in country to finish pulling the last of the recon battalion out of northern I Corps in October/November, 1969. I flew 762 on 21 October (7.4 hours), 27 October (2.0) and 28 October (2.7), all out of Quang Tri. We finished the last extract on 4 November and rejoined VMO-6 at Futenma shortly thereafter. At that time, 762 was most definitely a gun bird.
Hope this fills in a blank or two.
Joe Sturtevant
Major USMC(ret)

Thanks for the additions

Hey guys, thanks for your additions to the history for this aircraft. It really helps to flesh out her history. We have been taking the aircraft to quite a few events this year here in TX and LA, and it is very popular. Our next event is the Cowtown Warbird Roundup at Fort Worth's Meacham Field April 25th from 9 to 5. There will be a FAC symposium as well as a lot of other activites. We will be at the Temple Tx airshow later with the Huey

History update for 153762

Thanks guys for all of the very valuable information. We have now established the id of our huey through several units, WB-7 with VMO-6, VS-18 with VMO-2 (Thank you Ben.Brenneman), VT-11 with HML-367 (Thank you DutchF4), and TV-27 with HML-167(Thanks HMA-1369).
Any personal rememberance of this aircraft are welcomed.
We are still searching for any combat area photos.
Thanks again everyone.
Larry Abston
Collings Foundation

history for 153762

I wish it had flown more than the 6728 hours, and 17703 landings, in the almost 17 years it was in Military Service. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.

DutchF4;23045 wrote: I flew this aircraft on 3 occasions while TAD from VMO-6 to HML-367 in '69. 8 of us lieutenants and 4 crewchiefs were left in country to finish pulling the last of the recon battalion out of northern I Corps in October/November, 1969. I flew 762 on 21 October (7.4 hours), 27 October (2.0) and 28 October (2.7), all out of Quang Tri. We finished the last extract on 4 November and rejoined VMO-6 at Futenma shortly thereafter. At that time, 762 was most definitely a gun bird.
Hope this fills in a blank or two.
Joe Sturtevant
Major USMC(ret)

Matching this info to the HML-367 After Action Reports for those dates confirms 153762 as VT-11

tail code

I am glad the tail code was finally found on the huey. It being VT-11. I was close, I would have said VT-10. Semper Fi, and READY-APP.