Coast Guard pictures

[vftb]

In January, 2001, the US Coast Guard had a class A flight mishap onboard the USCGC CAMPBELL (WMEC 909) where during the twilight hours, a HH65A entered a dynamic rollover after landing before tiedowns could be installed.  After the helicopter’s main rotor blades contacted the deck, the helicopter rolled completely onto its right side and then spun 130 degrees counterclockwise until it faced the stern of the ship.  Only minor injuries resulted, three members of the flight deck crew jumped overboard to avoid the rolling and spinning helicopter.  Good call lads….. I would have jumped too!

    That's some picture Gunner!!  For someone that has never served on a "white one", helo ops is a different world.  Thanks for sharing.

[vftb]

BTW Gunner  is exactly right.  Between us there's got to be a ton of history and interesting pictures; what better place to accumulate some of this stuff than here.  I'm throwing in a little jab at the rest of you; you got pictures, post em!!  JerryM and the rest of those that have posted pictures, I'm not  you, thank you very much for your contributions.

[LTGunner]

Helo Ops (Helicopter Operations) was a real adventure at sea for Deck Force.  As a SA on Deck Force, I was an aft helo tiedown for the ol’ HH-52.  We stood in the flight deck nets waiting for the command to release or tiedown.  Later in my cutterman days, I was an in-flight Helo observer for drug operations.  Air Liberty, two hours of sight seeing; the one time I bring my piece of crap camera I see nothing but "Caribbean Blue".

I did capture our landing sequence during a series of touch & goes, note the location of the deck tiedown crew & LSO.  Following procedures saved the crew on CAMPBELL from the spinning & rotating blades:

[Crazy Horse]

Well the one thing I've seen recently in this thread is that a Navy CH-46 is upright on the helo deck.............while a Coast Guard HH-65 is on its side...............

Hans.............start posting pictures...

[LTGunner]

Well the one thing I've seen recently in this thread is that a Navy CH-46 is upright on the helo deck.............while a Coast Guard HH-65 is on its side...............

Hans.............start posting pictures...

Don't go there CH, the good ole' USN & USMC have their bad days too; at least the HH-65 landed on deck...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE9ZDwWdUbE

Note the CH-46 is not upright...

[vftb]

    Like the guy on the video said; "****!!"

[BuoyJumper]

Oh crap, that had to hurt.  I hope the sailors in the boats following were able to get to the helo crew in time. 

[BuoyJumper]

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[vftb]

The Basswood was one of the tenders that preceded the Blackhaw in servicing aids in Vietnam.  If you haven't yet, read about it Here

[BuoyJumper]

The cutter BASSWOOD during better times servicing A to N in Vietnam.

 

                  uscg photo

[EX-CG-GM]

sleeps 75,

75?  Where the hell they gonna put 'em? Stack some on the buoy deck?  Lash 'em down in the hold?

75 my arse!


 

[vftb]

    I keep seeing that **** and go  ??? ???   Same thing with our .50's, they keep saying four; six damnit, six    Maybe Navy and CG JO's couldn't see above the main deck 

[EX-CG-GM]

  I keep seeing that **** and go  ??? ???   Same thing with our .50's, they keep saying four; six damnit, six    Maybe Navy and CG JO's couldn't see above the main deck 

Hmm, unless somebody sold 2 of the .50's to the Filipinos......

 

Yeah, we had a six pack while I was on board.  Oh, that is, until the Warrant Bos'n had me off load them in Subic.  And the cut off the mounts.  Dumb****......Deep doo doo when we hit Hono.....

[vftb]

Hmm, unless somebody sold 2 of the .50's to the Filipinos......

   

You're bad Stan 

[EX-CG-GM]

I wonder if that Jeep that made it from Nam to the Phillipines is still running?