CentralARC

A survey, compiled by Johan Ragay, based on USAF documents filed in the AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, AL

PRIOR TO 01 Oct 1961 :

H-43 assignment prior to 01 October 1961 CONAC RCC with Hq at Hensley NAS, Dallas, TX : CENTRAL REGION
Before 01 Oct 1961	After 30 Sep 1961	Location	Remarks

32 FG, ADC	DET.20	Minot AFB, ND	H-43B assigned as of 09 Nov 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1561, 59-1562
28 BW, SAC	-	Ellsworth AFB, SD	H-43B assigned as of 11 Jan 1961 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1588, 59-1589
343 CLMS, ADC	DET.22	Duluth MAP, MN	H-43B assigned as of 30 Aug 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1563, 59-1564
56 CLMS, ADC	DET.23	K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI	H-43B assigned as of 16 Mar 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1859, 59-1541
507 CLMS, ADC	DET.24	Kincheloe AFB, MI	H-43B assigned as of 14 Jul 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1557, 59-1558
1 OMS, ADC	DET.26	Selfridge AFB, MI	H-43B assigned as of 09 Nov 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1574, 59-1575
815 CSG, SAC	-	Forbes AFB, KS	H-43B assigned as of 09 Jun 1961 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 60-0264, 60-0265
3575 PTW, ATC	DET.29	Vance AFB, OK	H-43A assigned as of 12 Aug 1959 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1840, 58-1823
832 ABG, TAC	DET.30	Cannon AFB, NM	H-43B assigned as of 22 Jun 1960 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1552, 59-1551
3500 PTW, ATC	DET.31	Reese AFB, TX	H-43B assigned as of 22 May 1961 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 60-0259, 60-0262
3510 PTW, ATC	DET.28	Randolph AFB, TX	H-43A assigned as of 13 May 1959 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1833, 58-1834, 58-1837
3555 PTW, ATC	DET.33	Perrin AFB, TX	H-43A assigned as of 24 Mar 1959 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1828, 58-1829, 58-1837
3560 PTW, ATC	DET.32	Webb AFB, TX	H-43B assigned as of 08 Feb 1961 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1559, 59-1560
3640 PTW, ATC	DET.36	Laredo AFB, TX	H-43A assigned as of 31 Jan 1959 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1824, 58-1825
3565 NATW, ATC	DET.38	James Connally AFB, TX	H-43A assigned as of 08 Apr 1959 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 58-1830, 58-1831, 58-1838, 58-1837
401 ABG, TAC	DET.37	England AFB, LA	H-43B assigned as of 18 Jan 1961 – up to 30 Sep 1961 : 59-1584, 59-1585

Oct 1961 - Dec 1969 :

CENTRAL Air Rescue Center (C A R C before JAN 1966 ; C A R R C after JAN 1966 and until 01 JAN 1970)
Oct61 - 01 FEB 1964	After 01 FEB 1964	Location	Remarks
----	DET.1	Glasgow AFB, MT	FEB 64 : ex WARC DET.8 DET.1 : 01 FEB 1964 - 24 FEB 1966 deactivated
DET.20	DET.2	Minot AFB, ND	DET.20 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.2 : 01 FEB 1964 - 25 JUN 1966 deactivated
DET.21	DET.3	Grand Forks AFB, ND	DET.21 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.3 : 01 FEB 1964 - 25 SEP 1965 deactivated
DET.22	DET.4	Duluth MAP, Minn	DET.22 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.4 : 01 FEB 1964 - 08 AUG 1968 deactivated
DET.23	DET.5	K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mich	DET.23 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.5 : 01 FEB 1964 - 24 DEC 1965 deactivated
DET.24	DET.6	Kincheloe AFB, Mich	DET.24 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.6 : 01 FEB 1964 - 08 AUG 1968 deactivated
DET.25	DET.7	Wurtsmith AFB, Mich	DET.25 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.7 : 01 FEB 1964 - 25 SEP 1965 deactivated
DET.26	DET.8	Selfridge AFB, Mich	DET.26 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.8 : 01 FEB 1964 - at least until DEC 1967
DET.27	----	Truax Field, Wisc	01 OCT 1961 - ?? First HH-43 01 FEB 1963
DET.37 see below	DET.9	England AFB, LA	DET.37 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.9 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.36 see below	DET.10	Laredo AFB, TX	DET.36 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.10 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.39 see below	DET.11	Laughlin AFB, TX	DET.39 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.11 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.28	DET.12	Randolph AFB, TX	DET.28 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.12 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.33 see below	DET.13	Perrin AFB, TX	DET.33 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.13 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.29	DET.14	Vance AFB, OK	DET.29 : 01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 DET.14 : 01 FEB 1964 - 01 JAN 1970
DET.30	to WARC	Cannon AFB, NM	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964
DET.31	to WARC	Reese AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964
DET.32	to WARC	Webb AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964
DET.33	DET.13 ; see above	Perrin AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 see DET.13
DET.34	----	Biggs AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - deactivated in Summer 1963
DET.35	to WARC	Matagorda AFB, TX Kirtland AFB, NM	01 OCT 1961 - ?? ?? - 01 FEB 1964
DET.36	DET.10 ; see above	Laredo AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 see DET.10
DET.37	DET.9 ; see above	England AFB, LA	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 see DET.9
DET.38	----	JamesConnally AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - ??
DET.39	DET.11 ; see above	Laughlin AFB, TX	01 OCT 1961 - 01 FEB 1964 see DET.11 (a/c not before JUN 1962)
----	DET.15 NO LBR	Goodfellow AFB, TX	at least JAN 1965 - 18 JUL 1966 deactivated
----	DET.16	McConnell AFB, KS	activated 15 JAN 1965 - 01 JAN 1970
----	DET.17	Bunker Hill AFB, IN RENAMED (MAY 1968): Grissom AFB, IN	activated 01 SEP 1965 - 01 JAN 1970
----	DET.18	Little Rock AFB, AR	activated 01 SEP 1965 - 01 JAN 1970
----	DET.21	Ellington AFB, TX	activated MAR 1969 - until 01 Jan 1970

As of Jan 1970 :

The following survey is compiled by Johan Ragay, based on USAF documents filed in the AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, AL
with support of Mr. Brian Rogers who did research at the AFHRA as well

units flying with HH-43 are give in bold

43 ARRS , 39 ARRW LBR CENTRAL RRC activated 01 JAN 1970 at Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO ; reorganized 15 JUN 1973
43 ARRS	Location	Remarks
DET.1	Minot AFB, ND	activated 15 JUN 1971 with 2 HH-1H deactivated 26 JUL 1971
DET.2	K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI	activated 01 FEB 1973 with 2 HH-1H deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.3	Reese AFB, TX	DET.13, 42 ARRS at Reese AFB, TX , flying HH-43 , was transferred to 43 ARRS and renamed DET.3 on 30 JUN 1971 flying HH-43 until APR 1973 deactivated 21 MAY 1973
DET.5	Edwards AFB, CA	activated 01 MAY 1973 with 2 HH-1H (Nov 73 : UH-1N) deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.6	Holloman AFB, NM	before 01 May 1973 : DET.6, 42 ARRS re-assigned to 43 ARRS 01 MAY 1973 flying HH-43 until Aug 1973, thereafter with 2 HH-1H deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.8	Bergstrom AFB, TX	activated 15 OCT 1970 flying HH-43 until APR 1973 unit was sent TDY to Takhli AB, Thailand 6 May 1972 deactivated 01 MAY 1973
DET.9	England AFB, LA	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until MAR 1973 deactivated 08 APR 1973
DET.10	Laredo AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until DEC 1972 deactivated 02 APR 1973
DET.11	Laughlin AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until JAN 1973 deactivated 16 APR 1973
DET.12	Randolph AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until APR 1973 deactivated 07 MAY 1973
DET.13	Perrin AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until MAY 1971 deactivated 30 JUN 1971
DET.14	Vance AFB, OK MacDill AFB, FL	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until APR 1973 deactivated 01 MAY 1973 reactivated 01 MAY 1973 at MacDill AFB, FL with 4 UH-1N deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.15	Sheppard AFB, TX Myrtle Beach AFB, FL	activated 15 APR 1971 flying HH-43 until APR 1973 deactivated 01 MAY 1973 reactivated 01 MAY 1973 at Myrtle Beach AFB, FL with 3 UH-1N deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.16	McConnell AFB, KS	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until FEB 1973 deactivated 14 APR 1973
DET.17	Grissom AFB, IN ; to Carswell AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 moved to Carswell AFB 08 MAR 1970 flying HH-43 until AUG 1971 deactivated 15 SEP 1971
DET.18	Little Rock AFB, AR to Webb AFB, TX Plattsburgh AFB, NY	activated 01 JAN 1970 ; deactivated 08 MAR 1970 moved to Webb AFB, TX 01 JUL 1971, ex. 42 ARRS, DET.18 flying HH-43 until JAN 1973 deactivated at Webb AFB, TX 01 MAY 1973 before 01 May 1973 : DET.18, 44 ARRS at Plattsburgh AFB, NY , as of 01 May 1973 re-assigned to 43 ARRS , flying HH-43 until Sep 1973, thereafter with 2 HH-1H deactivated 15 MAY 1974
DET.21	Ellington AFB, TX	activated 01 JAN 1970 flying HH-43 until MAR 1972 deactivated 31 MAR 1972
DET.22	Mountain Home AFB, ID	before 01 May 1973 : DET.22, 42 ARRS re-assigned to 43 ARRS 01 MAY 1973 flying HH-43 until Aug 1973, thereafter with 2 HH-1H deactivated 15 MAY 1974

last update 26/06/2016