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| The CH-46E sports two General
Electric T58-GE-16
turboshaft engines giving the Sea Knight a maximum
cruising speed of 140+ kts. |
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| The CH-46 is a true workhorse,
having seen action
in Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, and Kuwait. |
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| I haven't figured out how
to simulate the deck of an Assault carrier yet so this will just have
to do. |
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| I built this
one a long time ago so there are
things that I'd love to redo if I could.
The decals are silvered pretty badly, and the
weathering isn't very good... still, I did the
best I could at the time and it's still one of my
favorites to pick up fly around the room while
making rotorblade sounds with my mouth. |
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Kit: Fujimi #7AH5-1200 |
Scale: 1/72 |
| Decals: Stock |
| After Market Parts: None |
| Customizations: Masking tape strips were weaved and painted
red to create seat webbing visible in windows. |
| Cost: Purchased in the late 80's for about $13.00. |
| Comments: The only research I had on the kit
was from a few Gulf War news updates on CNN I had video taped. The
panel lines are crisply recessed, the fit is outstanding and the
glass is very cleanly molded. Bench seats are provided for the cargo
hold and cockpit detail is just slightly above average. Cargo doors
can be positioned opened or closed. All in all... great kit. |
This page is proudly
dedicated
to the memory of
SSgt. Aaron Dean White, USMC
27, of Shawnee, Oklahoma
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After I posted this page in 1997 a CH-46 mechanic
contacted me to educate me on the Seaknight.
That mechanic was Sgt. Aaron White of
the United States Marine Corp.. Sergeant White explained
to me the many differences between an E model and an F model and proudly explained how
his unit in Iwakuni
Japan was maintaining the oldest "Phrog" in the
inventory.
The Sgt. was later promoted to Staff Sergeant and
began a new tour with HMM-364 "Purple Foxes".
The Purple Foxes were called to serve in Kuwait which later became
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On May 18, 2003 SSgt. Aaron White was killed
when his helicopter crashed in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, Iraq shortly after take-off. |
You will not be forgotten
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