Warbird Information Exchange

Has anyone else heard of the effort to raise helicopter #66 from the ocean? It was the big ol' SH-3D that was around during all of the Apollo missions. What a great thing to display at the NASM.

_________________
Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

How did it end up at the bottom of the ocean? Where is it?

_________________
"Everyone wants to live here (New Jersey), evidenced by the fact that it has the highest population per capita in the U.S..."

It was in a crash years ago, and originally it was thought to be 2,400 feet down, but divers found it in goos shape at only 220 feet, There is a website, but no info on the recovery, or what museum is going to get it.

_________________
Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

Found the web site. Pretty interesting...

http://check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Helo-66.htm

_________________
"Everyone wants to live here (New Jersey), evidenced by the fact that it has the highest population per capita in the U.S..."

I'll have to check, but one of our Sikorskey hulks was supposed to have been a Mecury recovery vehicle. We have three in storage for a former naval pilot and newscaster in the Bakersfield area.

_________________
Charles Neely

That site hasn't been updated in ages

_________________
Magister Aviation
It's all in my book