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Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight<\/h1>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

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The CH-46 Sea Knight was the standard medium sized cargo helicopter of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy from 1962 until 2015 when the last were retired.\u00a0 Design work on the Sea Knight began in 1960 for a U.S. Army contract.\u00a0 While the Army did not adopt the helicopter, it was taken up by the Navy and Marines in 1962.\u00a0 The CH-46 was widely used in every American combat operation from the Vietnam War to Iraq and Afghanistan providing troop and cargo transport.\u00a0 The CH-46 was continually upgraded and modified throughout its service life.\u00a0 The CH-46E was rebuilt from other versions of the helicopter with improved avionics and engines.\u00a0 Versions of the Sea Knight were exported to Canada, Sweden, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. Additionally many were built by Kawasaki in Japan both for the Japanese military and for export.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wingspan<\/td>\n50 ft<\/td>\n\n

Diamter of Main Rotor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Length<\/td>\n44 ft 10 in.<\/td>\n\n

Fuselage Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Height<\/td>\n16 ft 9 in.<\/td>\n\n

Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Weight<\/td>\n24,300 pounds (loaded)<\/td>\n\n

Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Max. Speed<\/td>\n166 MPH<\/td>\n\n

Maximum Speed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Service Ceiling<\/td>\n17,000 ft<\/td>\n\n

Service Ceiling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Range<\/td>\n633 miles<\/td>\n\n

Range<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Engines<\/td>\nTwo General Electric T58-GE-16 turboshafts with 1,870 horsepower each<\/td>\n\n

Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Crew<\/td>\n5 with 24 passengers<\/td>\n\n

Crew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Manufacturer<\/strong><\/span>
Boeing\/Vertol<\/p>\n

Markings<\/strong><\/span>
U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California<\/p>\n

Designation<\/strong><\/span>
CH-46E<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Serial Number<\/strong><\/span>
156469<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Service History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built by Boeing Vertol at Morton, Pennsylvania as a CH-46F and delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps on August 12, 1969.<\/p>\n

August 1969\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

December 1969\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

February 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26 (H&MS 26), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

June 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

August 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

March 1974\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26 (H&MS-26), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

May 1974\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Circa 1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Converted to CH-46E standard.<\/p>\n

June 1980\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n

April 1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301 (HMT-301), Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n

October 1985\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166), Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, California.<\/p>\n

August 1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

March 1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

June 1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, (HMLA-269), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

November 1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

August 2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

August 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

April 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.<\/p>\n

September 2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To 309th<\/sup> Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona for storage.<\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loaned to Pima Air & Space Museum for display by the National Museum of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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