![]() “UH-1N BUNO (Bureau Number) 158782, which arrived today, will be transferred to the USAF (United States Air Force) and will once again become operational. The facility houses everything from a Navy/Marine Corps T-1A Sea Star from the Korean War era to the more contemporary C-130 and everything in between.įor at least one of the two UH-1N Huey’s, the avionic mausoleum will serve as a final landing zone. On April 24, escorted by Cherry Point, N.C., based Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, the 1N model Huey’s found their resting place at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group, an aircraft gravesite appropriately known as the Boneyard.Įstablished in 1946 at Davis-Monthan Field, the storage site now houses the remnants of over 1,440 different make, model and series of aircrafts. Sadly, like all things, the elder UH-1N model’s time has come to pass. ![]() Reliability and time tested dependability is what Marine Corps history will have to say about the Iroquois. If you're old, that torch gets too heavy for you and you can't carry it, so it won't do you any good.” – Randy “Macho Man” Savageįor decades, the UH-1N Huey has served our country with honor. AZ, Tucson - “I used to hate old-timers who didn't praise the younger wrestlers, but you've got to pass the torch sometime.
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