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    Airframe Family: Kaman H-43
    Latest Model:OH-43D Huskie
    Last Military Serial:138101 USMC
    Compressed ID:Kaman OH-43D sn 138101 USMC
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Army Aviation Museum, Storage, Guthrie AHP, Enterprise, Alabama

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a HOK-1.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 138101.

    1956

    Transferred to Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1), MCAF New River, Jacksonville, NC.

    1 June 1958

    Transferred to Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Composite), MCAF New River, Jacksonville, NC.

    May 1959

    Transferred to VMO-1, MCAF New River, Jacksonville, NC.

    1960

    Transferred to Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6), MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA.

    6 July 1962

    Redesignated as OH-43D.

    1964

    Transferred to Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2), MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA.
    Operated with markings: MARINES, VMO-2, VS-3

    May 1965

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC).

    23 March 1967

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Marine Corps.

    By August 1976

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    MARINES, VMO-2, VS-3
    Displayed outdoors.
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    1 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: US Marine Corps Kaman OH-43D Huskie of VMO-2 Squadron on display at the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, Florida in November 1979.

    From Circa 1983 to Circa 1988

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 138101, MARINES
    Aircraft was transported to Hubbard, OR to restoration by Jack Lenhardt. Dark Blue finish.

    Circa 1988

    Placed on display.
    Placed on display inside NNAM.

    1991

    Placed on display.
    Display moved outside the museum.

    From 1991 to 1992

    Restored.
    Returned to Hubbard, OR for repaint as pre-Vietnam US Army.

    1992

    Loaned to United States Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Enterprise, AL.
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    Circa 2007

    Loaned to United States Army Aviation Museum, Storage, Guthrie AHP, Enterprise, AL.
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