Sinking Subs & Saving Lives | SH-2F Seasprite
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- The Kaman SH-2F Seasprite can be said to be among the successful off the shelf solutions of the Cold War. This light, versatile helicopter, developed from an air rescue model, came to be a vital asset to the surface fleet, both as a means of defense and surveillance, while remaining a reliable workhorse capable of everything from search and rescue to hauling cargo.
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I was in HSL-34 (Green Checkers) in the late 70s and early 80s. Still trying to figure out if that was me pushing the one helo out of the ship hanger. Those couple of Med cruises were alot of fun. This video brings back a bunch of great memories.
what time stamp? Video editor by the way. Really curious !!
I was in HSL-35 from 1977-1980. Of all the helicopters I flew in, the Seasprite will always be my favorite. The inflight blade tracking made it the smoothest of them all. I saw at least one shot of a 35 aircraft in the video. Thanks for a very accurate description of the life of the Seasprite .
Thanks we operated SH-2G with our RNZN 👍🇳🇿
I served in HSL-32 from 1989-1992 Norfolk VA. Lots of memories thanks for the video
Really nice, well done docu. And really nice 'copter. I thought I knew just about everything about the SH-2, but this Vid had new stuff. Keep up good work. 👍+sub
I joined HC-4 in January 1972 and we changed our designation to HSL-30 later that year. I deployed on two Med cruises, one in 1972 and the other in 1973 onboard USNS Harkness TAGS-32. We were flying the HH-2D utility version. I left the squadron in January 1974. I miss those cute little helicopters. They were easy to work on and we never really had any problems with the helo on either cruise. During the second cruise, the squadron moved from NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey to NAS Norfolk, Virginia.
marke.saunders,
Shocked, small world.
After CM "A" School, Pt Hueneme, Ca ('74) i was sent to the USNS Chauvenet TAGS-29 WestPac. The sistership to the Harkness, so same compliment, i'm sure: Airdales with the Seasprite, US Marine Engineer /Survey Det, Navy sailors, Civilian crew, NavAids, and a few of us Seabees.
We spent summers around Japan and S. Korea, winters throughout the Philippines.
The NavAids ( and occasionally i/we ) were deployed to different islands to provide triangulation, mostly by LCVP, though a few times by being lowered by hook due to elephant grass being too tall for helo to land.
Being a Seabee Const. Mech. I was Shanghai'd into being the boat engineman for the two LCVPs.
We had a great Airdale crew, they were Always pulling stunts : built a propane potato gun and paged different members to the helo hanger and shot at them as they stepped thru the hatch ( deliberately missing them, but certainly scaring them ), circling the boat after returning from port for mail and holding the mail bag out the door ( "accidentally " upside down ) and the prop wash blowing hundreds of envelope-letters into the drink to the shock and horror of those not in on the joke, towing a rubber ducky behind the boat every time we entered port to amuse the Navy sailors on the haze gray boats, and my favorite...getting a straitjacket from the Doc and having a guy dress up in it with two other guys holding onto chains wrapped around his waist, growling and barking mad from the 28 days at sea / 2 days in port schedule. Stress relieving antics . . .
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Perfect!
New Zealand still flies these!
Another very good video.
What is this, helicopter encyclopedia? Good vid
They still fly in the Polish Navy, they look great together with Mi 14 at the air shows
Watch "Airport '77" to see these in action, toward the end of the film. Bitchin' machine!!!!!!! Makes me want to build that 1/48 matchbox kit (PK-653).
Cool.
I actually like this helo alot and it never seems to get the love it deserves. I low key wonder what a Army version would have looked like?
It would have looked green.
Look up Kaman H-2 Gunship Test Footage. It’s a nice video showing the proposed Army version.
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I was in HSL-94 Titans, Reserve squadron out of NAS Willow Grove (later Joint Reserve Base). This was in the early 90’s.
HCS-5 out NAWS Pt. Mugu. Same wing, COMHELWINGRES. Went to college just north of Willow Grove at Del Val College. Great times. Spent many days in lifting weights in the Willow Grove base gym. Good free weights in that little gym!