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40th Helicopter Squadron

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Charles Douglas King descended by rescue hoist to rescue the injured pilot. With the pilot attached to the hoist, the HH-3E and King were hit by enemy fire, seriously injured, King instructed the helicopter to depart. King was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross,. The bodies of King and Brownlee
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Thomas A Newman descended into a hostile jungle environment to rescue the pilot. Hampered by darkness and concentrated automatic weapons fire, Newman requested the rescue helicopter to enter a nearby orbit, both for the safety of the crewmembers and to prevent the hovering aircraft from establishing
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due to unknown causes. A pararescueman was lowered to the ground at the site of the crash to check for survivors, but due to the intense heat from the burning helicopter, he could not approach near enough to determine if there were crew members inside the aircraft. Some three hours later a second
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all remaining US Forces were withdrawn from South Vietnam by 27 March 1973. Detachment 7 at Danang Air Base and Detachment 14 at Tan Son Nhut Air Base were inactivated during this period. Following the withdrawal from South Vietnam the 40th's force level was 11 HH-53s and 14 HH-43s.
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The USAF continued combat operations over Cambodia until 15 August 1973 and the 40th provided CSAR support during this period. Following the end of combat operations the 40th kept 2 HH-53s at Nakhon Phanom on 15-minute alert during daylight and 45-minute alert at night.
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In July 1974 Detachment 10 at Takhli was disbanded, followed in August by Detachment 3 at Ubon. On 20 February 1975, Detachment 1 at Nakhon Phanom was disbanded. At this time the 40th's force level had dropped to 8 HH-53Cs and 4 HH-43Fs.
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their location for the unfriendly ground forces. When the HH-3 returned, he secured the injured Philips to the forest penetrator and protected him with his own body as they ascended to the helicopter. Newman was awarded the
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was hit by ground fire and crashed. The 5-man crew were all killed. The crash site was excavated in December 1993 and remains were identified as a group on 7 March 1995. Schaneberg was posthumously awarded the Air Force
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crewman, Captain Lynn A. Aikman, who had a broken leg, knee, elbow and jaw, McGrath exposed himself to intense ground fire in order to drag the incapacitated Aikman to a suitable recovery area. Seeing
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rescue specialist was deployed in the immediate area, who reported the wreckage was still burning, precluding close inspection. The 5-man crew were all killed in action - body not recovered.
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crippled by the hostile fire, he directed air strikes against surrounding hostile ground forces until he was able to secure CAikman and himself to the penetrator of
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Aircraft, serial 68-10357, is pictured after it was converted to an MH-53M Pave Low IV. During the Son Tay raid its call sign was Apple 1. It is on display at the
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13 April 1972, Captain Bennie D Orrell pilot of a Jolly Green, rescued a downed pilot near Tchepone, Laos. Orrell was awarded the Air Force Cross.
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A downed on 22 December 1972 over North Vietnam, lost its fuel probe due to enemy ground fire and crash-landed due to fuel starvation.
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20 August 1972, the local base rescue detachments of the 3d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group each operating 2
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pilot of a Jolly Green, flew through intense hostile ground fire to complete the rescue of Captain
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an F-105 shot down near Ban Lathama, Mahaxia District, Khammouan Province, Laos. Pararescueman
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A, over Savannakhet, Laos. Abandoning the first rescue attempt due to heavy fire, the pilot
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US Air Force helicopter unit to support ICBM sites of the Air Force Global Strike Command
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lost the previous day. Helicopter made an emergency landing 15 km southeast of
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Detachment 7 Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam: 11 December 1972 – 10 February 1973
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27 June 1972, Pararescueman Sergeant Charles D. McGrath was on a CSAR mission on
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were not recovered and both were listed as killed in action - body not recovered.
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An HH-53B of the 40th ARRS refueling from an HC-130P over North Vietnam, 1969–70
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at Udorn RTAFB operating HH-3s and HH-53Bs, was transferred to the 40th ARRS.
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15 May 1975, 7 of the squadron's HH-53s participated in the recapture of the
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Detachment 1, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand: 18 March 1968 – 1 July 1971
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Detachment 12 U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 31 January 1976
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Detachment 5, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 30 September 1975
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Detachment 4, Hill Air Force Base, Utah: 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
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Detachment 10 Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: 31 January 1973 – 30 July 1974
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Detachment 3, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 20 August 1974
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on 1 October 1975. On 15 October 1975 with the inactivation of the
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Detachment 8 Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: c. Dec 1972 – 31 January 1973
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On 31 January 1976 the 40th ARRS was inactivated at Korat RTAFB.
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HH-53B of the 40th ARRS which participated in the Son Tay Raid
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over North Vietnam. While penetrating dense jungle to rescue
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29–30 April 1975, 2 of the squadron's HH-53s operating from
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Leroy C Schaneberg decided to make a second rescue attempt.
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30 May 1968, Jolly Green, an HH-3E was attempting to rescue
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21 November 1970, 5 of the squadron's HH-53s took part in
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Deter, Detect, and Defend (2003-present) Save (1968-1987)
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40th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron emblem
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Index


United States
United States Air Force
Air Force Global Strike Command
Vietnam War
Operation Ivory Coast
Operation Eagle Pull
Operation Frequent Wind


Multirole helicopter
Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf
Utility helicopter
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
United States Air Force
Vietnam War
squadron
Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base
Sikorsky HH-3s
Sikorsky HH-53s
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base
HH-43s
Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
37th ARRS
Danang Air Base

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