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The Kaman HH-43 Huskie in the PACAF  Region
A survey, compiled by Johan Ragay, based on USAF documents filed in the AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, AL

 

In the following table all HH-43 which were assigned to SEA units or units elsewhere in the PACAF region are presented in order of their serial number. By clicking on the serial number a page with detailed information will appear. The information on these pages was gained from the USAF Individual Aircraft History Records, which can be found in the archives at Maxwell AFB, AL (the AF Historical Research Agency, AFHRA).

Further sources were the official documents saved by the USAF at AFHRA and some information was gained from publications on the Internet. In several cases the Individual Aircraft History Records were not complete or even wrong. See the accompanying notes.
In many cases the units were not given in the Individual Aircraft History Records (mostly only the higher command). This information was however gained from the AFHRA documents and matched to the assigned locations (which were always on the Aircraft Records).

 

 

  In the following table the color indicates :   
  green  SEA assignment    (units based in Thailand and S. Vietnam)
  blue  PACAF assignment  (outside SEA)
  grey  not assigned to these regions

              

serial noPACAF location196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975serial no
               
58-1845SEA    crashed     10 Oct 68       58-1845
58-1846Korea    Suwon     Feb 68  to USA   Feb 71    58-1846
58-1848Korea    Kunsan   Feb 68   to USA     Nov 72   58-1848
58-1852Guam        to Guam   Jul 72to USA     Jan 73  58-1852
58-1859SEA      to USA     Apr 70     58-1859
59-1541SEA      to USA     Oct 70 to SEA       May 72XS  NKP Mar 73  59-1541
59-1545Guam     Guam     Aug 69  to USA     Dec 72    59-1545
59-1549SEA cr/dam   May 65      ?WQ?   Mar 72XS  NKP Mar 73  59-1549
59-1555Guam     Guam     Aug 69  to USA     Nov 72    59-1555
59-1557Korea    Taegu     Feb 68 to USA   Oct 70     59-1557
59-1558Korea    Taegu     Feb 68 to USA   Oct 70     59-1558
59-1561SEA  cr/dam     Mar 66from USA Jul 67  Clark   Mar 70 to USA     Nov 72   59-1561
59-1562SEA cr/dam    Jun 65    crashed     19 Jul 69      59-1562
59-1563Korea    Suwon     Feb 68  to USA   Feb 71    59-1563
59-1569Japan/SEA      to USA    Sep 70     59-1569
59-1571SEAdamage  Nov 64       to USA     Feb 72   59-1571
59-1572SEA   from USA Jul 67     XS  Udorn Mar 73  59-1572
59-1574SEA   from USA Dec 67  to USA     Nov 70     59-1574
59-1575SEA    from USA Apr 68 to USA     Nov 70     59-1575
59-1586SEA     to Clark     Dec 69cr/dam     16 Feb 70     59-1586
59-1587SEA  destroyed    8 Jul 66         59-1587
59-1590SEA     crashed     27 Jun 69      59-1590
59-1592Korea    Kwangju   Apr 68  to USA     Apr 71    59-1592
59-1593Korea    Kwangju   Apr 68   to USA   Dec 72   59-1593
60-0251Korea           XS Kunsan Oct72  60-0251
60-0252Korea          XS Kunsan Oct72  60-0252
60-0253SEA         XS  NKP Mar 73  60-0253
60-0254SEA      to USA     Oct 70 from USA May 72XS  NKP Apr 73  60-0254
60-0258SEA          XS Clark Jul 74 60-0258
60-0259SEA   from USA Jul 67     XS  NKP Mar 73  60-0259
60-0260Korea    Kunsan   Feb 68  to USA     Apr 71    60-0260
60-0266SEA     from USA Sep 69  to USA   Jan 72   60-0266
60-0268Philip/SEA  cr/dam       Jul 66 from USA Feb 68  to USA   Nov 71    60-0268
60-0278SEA     crashed     10 Jul 69      60-0278
60-0279SEA           XS  Clark Aug 7560-0279
60-0280SEA          XS  Clark Aug 74 60-0280
60-0281SEA   from USA Jul 67      XS  Clark Sep 74 60-0281
60-0282SEA   from USA May 66  crashed      7 Aug 69      60-0282
61-2950SEA   from USA Jul 67       XS  Clark Aug 7561-2950
62-4508SEA from USA Oct 65   dep.work Sep-Nov69     XS  Clark Apr 7562-4508
62-4510SEA lost           20 Sep 65          62-4510
62-4511SEA from USA Oct 65lost             28 Oct 66         62-4511
62-4514           Japan <1963      to USA   May 71    62-4514
62-4515SEA from USA Aug 65     to USA   Nov 71    62-4515
62-4525SEA from USA Oct 65dam 1966 crashed       7 Feb 68       62-4525
62-4526Japan <1963      to USA   May 71    62-4526
62-4543SEA     from USA Nov 69   XS  NKP Aug 73  62-4543
62-4560SEA from USA Oct 65damage       Jul 66        XS  Clark Apr 7562-4560
62-4561Japan <1963      to USA   Jun 71    62-4561
62-4562Japan <1963      to USA   May 71    62-4562
62-4563Japan      to USA   Dec 70     62-4563
62-4564Japan/Guam          XS Guam Jun 73  62-4564
62-4565Japan/Guam          XS  Guam May 74 62-4565
62-5978SEA          XS  Clark Jul 74 62-5978
62-5979Philip/Guam        Guam   Feb 72 XS  Guam May 74 62-5979
63-9710Philip     cr/dam     Dec 69to USA   Sep 70     63-9710
63-9711SEA   crashed   21 May 67        63-9711
63-9712SEA  cr/dam     Aug 66  crashed       26 Jan 69      63-9712
63-9713SEA 

crashed 02 Jun 65

          63-9713
63-9714SEA       damage   May 71   XS  Clark Apr 7563-9714
63-9715SEA   lost            8 May 67        63-9715
63-9716SEA           XS  Clark Aug 7563-9716
63-9717SEA           XS  Udorn Sep 7563-9717
64-17559SEA   cr/dam   Oct 67   damage   Aug 71   XS  Udorn Sep 7564-17559


"XS" means "withdrawal from inventory" and scrapped at NKP, Clark or elsewhere

 

update 08/04/2016