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Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs
Was it still called the “Desert Duck” then? That’s what we called the H3 making rounds in the 90’s. The helo crew had a game of stamping duck feet on the flight deck and the flight deck crew would retaliate with a ship’s sticker slapped on the side of the aircraft.
Yeah figuring out and maneuvering for a desired wind envelope isn’t that hard, unless you’re dodging oil tankers or platforms. I did work alongside some pretty thick JO’s however.
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Yup, I was a Desert Duck. H3s were great aircraft for that mission - great range and capacity.
Later I flew Pumas off USNS ships for VERTREP.