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  • Navy Flies into New Era with Retirement of H-3 Sea King

    01/31/2006 1:38:23 PM PST · by SandRat · 26 replies · 906+ views
    Navy NewsStand ^ | Jan 31, 2006 | Photographer’s Mate Airman Apprentice Seth Scarlett
    NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The last two H-3 Sea King helicopters made their last operational flight Jan. 27, taking to the air before making way for their replacement, the MH-60S Knighthawk. Military personnel and civilians gathered in hangar SP-35 aboard Naval Station Norfolk, home of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2, the Fleet Angels, as their Commanding Officer, Cmdr. H. Kris Croeber, addressed the crowd. “Whatever the mission they were tasked with, the H-3 found a way to get it done.” said Croeber. “There is only one King.” Throughout its 45-year history, the H-3 has been involved in many missions,...