Pacific Stars and Stripes information
for HMH-463
For date 700405
HMH-463 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Quang Nam Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Marble Mountain
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "Marine Copters Set New Record"
DA NANG - A passenger transportation record was set recently, by Marine Heavy Helicopter Sq. (HMH) 463, the Corps' sole heavy helicopter squadron in Vietnam. In mid-March, the Marble Mountain Air Facility based squadron had transported 27,766 passengers since the first of the month. Their previous high was during September 1967, when 23,095 passengers were accommodated.
The source for this information was 7004pss.avn supplied by Les Hines 02/02/2000
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