Picture of Me Flying!

Thanks to my old shipmate and Det Bravo member Barry Sinclair, there are a nice bunch of photos of our detachment's aircraft, Shaka 14, in flight and spotted on deck at the Aviation Enthusiast Web site HH-2D page. Thanks, Barry! I wish I could tell you which pictures I am actually in, but there is a 2 in 3 chance that I am in the cockpit in any of the pics. I have a really good version of Snidely, the Det B mascot, that I intend to scan and ship off to the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester PA, the final resting place of Shaka 14. You can still see a sketchy outline of Snidely on the left cargo door and I hope someday they will restore good ol' 149031 to her former glory. I am grateful that she did not go to the scrapyard but rather will be preserved as a part of the history of rotary-wing aviation. Anyway, thanks again Barry, for posting these pictures.

Posted by trygstad | Category: Navy | 09:34 AM