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Det. 1, 38th ARRSq.

 

 

 

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Mission

Detachment One is a Local Base Rescue Unit equipped with two Kaman HH-43B "Huskie" Helicopters. The mission of the unit is fourfold: Local Base Rescue and Fire Suppression, Air Crew Recovery, Base Support, and Training. We serve three F-100 Fighter Squadrons under the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, two squadrons of B-57 Tactical Bombers under the 8th Tactical Bombardment Wing, three squadrons of C-123 "Providers" under the 315th Special Operations Wing, the Canberra Bombers of Number Two Squadron of the Royal Austrailian Air Force, the AC-119's (Shadow) of "B" Flight, 71st Special Operations Squadron, and Forward Air Controllers School. Because of our proximity to other bases, Detachment One stands ready to assist Detachment Eight of Cam Ranh Bay in any mission when we might be required. The area covered is roughly a seventy mile radius from Phan Rang AB, north to Nha Trang, east almost to the Cambodian border, half way to Bien Hoa.
 
Operations
 
August 8, 1969
Picked up an F-100 pilot who ejected 6 miles from the base.
September 7, 1969
Recovered four survivors from the crash of an Army UH-1.
September 24, 1969

Recovered another F-100 pilot who bailed out of his aircraft.

All of the photos and items below are from the collection of Jim Travis, Flight Mechanic, TSgt. (Retired). Jim has provided a ton of information. Check back often. It is going to take me a couple of weeks to get all of his information posted.

Jim...Thank you so much for supporting our web site, bringing back old memories, and supporting our efforts to educate and entertain the public with our proud history.

Portrait of Jim Travis
SSgt. Jim Travis, '66 - 67

HH-43's

Link to DET1-38ARRS-SignAug66 Link to HH-43B #81845 Link to Aerial View of Air Rescue Launch Pad Link to Launch for an Aircraft Emergency Link to Maintenance on the Helicopter Link to Launch from the Alert Pad
Link to On The Ramp Link to Pedro on Alert Link to Crash Scramble Link to Pedro on Alert Link to Pedro Alert Link to Returning from a Mission.

Link to Maintenance

 Link to HH-43 - Huey Link To HH-43 on Alert

People

Base

Link to Aerial View of Base and 45th Air Cavalry Link to 48th Air Cavalry Going Hunting Link to Injured Helicopter Link to Army Gunship Returning Link to Divider Link to Gunship
Link to Chinook

Link to Huey Landing

Link to Det. 1 Building

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33d Air Rescue Squadron The First Search and Rescue Squadron Deployed to Southeast Asia Detachment #10, Eastern Air Rescue Center One of the Units Making Up the Provisional Group Sent To SEA During the Buildup Following The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  Detachment #1, Provisional   2nd Search and Rescue Unit Assigned to Southeast Asia Detachment #2, Provisional Part of the 2nd Search and Rescue Units Assigned to Southeast Asia.
3rd Aerospace and Recovery Group All of the Rescue Squadrons in Southeast fell under the 3rd Group 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron All of the HH-43 Units in Southeast Asia fell under this squadron
Detachment #1, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Phan Rang AB, RVN Detachment #2, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Takli RTAFB, Thailand
Detachment #3, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand Detachment #4, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit at Khorat RTAFB, Thailand
Detachment #6, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Bien Hoa AB, RVN Detachment #9, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Pleiku AB, RVN/Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
Detachment #10, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Binh Thuy AB, RV Detachment #11, 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron History of the unit out of Thuy Hoa AB, RV
Det. #4, 36th Aerospace Rescue & Recover Squadron History of the unit stationed in Osan, Korea. Det. #7, 40th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Wing History of the unit out of Terrejon, Spain
Det. #1, Atlantic Air Rescue Center History of the unit at Spangdahlem AB, Germany Det. #32, Central Air Rescue Center History of the unit at Webb AFB, Texas
Det. #37, Central Air Rescue Center History of the unit at England AFB Det. #7, Western Air Rescue Center I currently have no info. available. Looking for contributions
Det. #16, Western Air Rescue Center History of this unit based out of Williams AFB, Arizona HH-43 Southeast Asia Aircraft Locator Database Containing Dates and Unit Locations Where Aircraft Were Assigned
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