Through this chapter I would like to take you to some exciting and now historic articles which once were published in the many pages of the magzine which the Kaman Aerospace Corporation published between April 1960 and September-October 1975. I have the permission to reprint these articles. Great credit have to be given to the editorial committee. Mr. Ev Hoffman was editor of all Rotor Tips from the very first issue published in April 1960 up to the issue of January-February 1974. Mr. Dan A. D'Amelio took over the Managing Editor position. (RotorTips-Mar-Apr74, page 21)
The articles are unique because of the great variety of missions described, but certainly also because of the mentioning of names of the crewmembers who did all those jobs. I am certain that these persons and their former collegues will enjoy reading these reports again.
Unfortunately the reports are not marked with an exact date, only the date of the particular RotorTips issue in which it was published, gives us a timeframe for the event. Readers might be able to give me the (more) exact day-month-year of these events, please email Ragay : email
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue February-March 1965 - page 3-4-5-6 "When Disaster Strikes"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue February-March 1965 - page 13 "Vietnam Rescue"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue April-May 1965 - page 3-4-5-6 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue October-November 1965 - page 6+12 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue February-March 1966 - page 16 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue April-May 1966 - page 3-4-5 "President Honors 38th ARRSq"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue June-July 1966 - page 3-4-5 "Rescues under Fire - Crews Save Downed Fliers"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-October 1966 - page 6 "Downed Huskie Crew Saved"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1966 - page 13 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1967 - page 6 "SEA DET Records Year ....."
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1967 - page 12 "Mission of Mercy" (DET.9 Pleiku)
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1967 - page 10-11-17 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June 1967 - page 13 + 18 "President Honors 3rd ARRGp ...."
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue July-August 1967 - page 10 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue September-October 1967 - page 12-14-21-23 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1967 - page 6 "Unbelieveable Mission Saves Five"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1967 - page 12+17 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1968 - page 12,13,14+18,19 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1968 - page 5 "DET TEN 38th ARRSq"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1968 - page 6 "Kaman Helicopters Rescue 650 in '67"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1968 - page 13,14,15 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June-July 1968 - page 12,14,15,18 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-September-October 1968 - page 13,14,15 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-September-October 1968 - page 19 ".... Tuy Hoa"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1968 - page 13,14,15,23 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1969 - page 13,14,15,18,20 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1969 - page 4 "Nine-Hour Mission Flown By HH-43 Crews"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1969 - page 16,17,18,19,22 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June-July 1969 - page 12,13,20 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-September-October 1969 - page 6,12,13,22,23,24 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1969 - page 3,4 "Medevac"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1969 - page 12,13,14,15,25 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1970 - page 11 "Hangar Dedicated to Heroic PJ"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1970 - page 12,13,14,15 "President Honors 3rd ARRGp
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1970 - page 7,12,13,14,15 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June-July 1970 - page 12 "AF Cross Goes to Pararescueman"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June-July 1970 - page 13,14,15 "3rd ARRGp Honored by South Vietnamese"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-September-October 1970 - page 12,13,14,15 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1970 - page 18,19,20,21 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1971 - page 12,13,14 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1971 - page 12,13 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June-July 1971 - page 11+16,17,18,19,20 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue August-September-October 1971 - page 18,19,20,21 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1971 - page 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1972 - page 05,16,17,18,19 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1972 - page 15 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June 1972 - page 13 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue July-August 1972 - page 05, 06, 07, 13 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue September-October 1972 - page 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1972 - page 21, 25, 27 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1973 - page 26, 27 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1973 - page 12 , 27 , 34 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June 1973 - page 06 , 07 , 21 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue July-August 1973 - page 25 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue September-October 1973 - none
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1973 - page 09 , 29 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1974 - page 05 , 24 , 26 , 27 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1974 - page 06 , 19 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June 1974 - page 27 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue July-August 1974 - page 24 , 25 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue September-October 1974 - page 08 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue November-December 1974 - page 09, 19 , 21 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue January-February 1975 - page 19 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue March-April 1975 - page 16 "Southeast Asia"
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue May-June 1975 - none
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue July-August 1975 - none
Kaman Rotor Tips - issue September-October 1975 - page 06 "Southeast Asia"
last update : 05/02/2020