Warbird Information Exchange

Bill,

I thank you for the help and contribution. I'll track down the N64F angle.

Regards
Steve

Hey Bill,

I'm having a problem with 157841 being N64F. She's listed as being a Bell-204B and the serial number doesn't match the Bell TH-1L CN of 6436. Still appreciate the info and photo.

Regards
Steve

Steve,
The 157841 info comes from "MASDC II, AMARC" by Barry Fryer and Martyn Swann. It is listed as AMARC no. 7H159. Below is scan of a part of a page from book. I did not confirm the info by another means. Sorry if it is wrong or confusing.
bill word

MASDC II AMARC US NAVY IMARINE CORPS
7H 116 152428 E-133 HT-18 UH-1E 05MAY83 27MAY86 to USFS, Tucson, AZ (to N120FC)
7H 117 154945 E-121 HT-18 UH-1E 11MAY83 (27APR87) (to N5010J) \
7H 118 157828 E-158 HT-18 TH-1L 11 MA Y83 08JAN86 to P Ross, Chico, CA (to N465RR)
7H 119 157831 E-161 HT-18 TH-1L 08JUN83 220CT85 to L Richards, Chico, CA (to N474RR)
7H 120 157825 E-155 HT-18 TH-1L 08JUN83 24APR86 to Reagan Enterprises, Chico, CA (to N483RR)
7H 121 153753 E-134 HT-18 UH-1E 08JUN83 22MA Y84 transfer to US Army as XA298
7H 122 155342 E-192 HT-18 UH-1E 24JUN83 byNOV87 to Western Inti Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N9173M)
7H 123 151887 E-144 HT-18 UH-1 E 24JUN83 07 JAN86 to Bob's Air Park, Tucson, AZ (to N119HS)
7H 124 157832 E-162 HT-18 TH-1L 29JUN83 12JUN84 to Roy Reagan Chico, CA
7H 125 151292 E-122 HT-18 UH-1E 29JUN83 10APR85 to MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
7H 126 15494 E-163 HT-18 UH-1E 29JUN83 21 MAR86 to Reagan Enterprises, Chico, CA (to N156RR)
7H 127 151885 E-153 HT-18 UH-1E 15JUL83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA296
7H 128 155351 E-180 HT-18 UH-1E 15JUL83 01DEC87 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N50890)
7H 129 154944 E-124 HT-18 UH-1E 22JUL83 31 DEC84 transfer to USAF as HF147
7H 130 155341 E-181 HT-18 UH-1E 22JUL83 07 JAN86 to Bob's Air Park, Tucson, AZ
7H 131 155353 E-173 HT-18 UH-1E 22JUL83 10APR85 to MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
7H 132 151886 E-188 HT-18 UH-1E 29JUL83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA303
7H 133' 157826 E-156 HT-18 TH-1L 29JUL83 04AUG86 to Reagan Enterprises, Chico, CA (to N153RR)
7H 134 151867 E-123 HT-18 UH-1E 29JUL83 27MA Y86 to USFS, Tucson, AZ
7H 135 157839 E-169 HT-18 TH-1L 04AUG83 14APR89 to R Stafford, Jacksonville, FL (to N8160G)
7H 136 153764 E-185 HT-18 UH-1E 04AUG83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA300
7H 137 157838 E-168 HT-18 TH-1L 04AUG83 (250CT88) (to N838GH)
7H 138 151271 E-129 HT-18 UH-1E 12AUG83 (250CT88) (to N271GH)
7H 139 151866 E-186 HT-18 UH-1E 12AUG83 (02APR87) to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N5363G)
7H 140 157845 E-175 HT-18 TH-1L 12AUG83 24MAR86 to Reagan Enterprises, Chico, CA
7H 141 154953 E-114 HT-18 UH-1E 16AUG83 11 FEB88 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N53SS)
7H 142 153760 E-106 HT-18 UH-1E 16AUG83 22MA Y84 transfer to US Army as XA299
7H 143 155348 E-177 HT-18 UH-1E 16AUG83 (19AUG88) (to N48SS)
7H 144 151858 E-189 HT-18 UH-1E 24AUG83 04JUN86 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N121FC)
7H 145 151857 E-127 HT-18 UH-1E 24AUG83 26JUN86 to Tallahassee Municipal Airport, FL
7H 146 155346 E-117 HT-18 UH-1E 01SEP83 26JUN86 to Lenair Corp, Tucson, AZ (to N7160J)
7H 147 151267 E-119 HT-18 UH-1E 01SEP83 11 FEB88 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N455CC)
7H 148 151851 E-183 HT-18 UH-1E 01SEP83 06AUG86 to Bobs Air Park, Tucson, AZ (to N9770N)
7H 149 151283 E-105 HT-18 UH-1E 01SEP83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA291
7H 150 151846 E-194 HT-18 UH-1E 08SEP83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA292
7H 151 151860 E-193 HT-18 UH-1E 08SEP83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA294
7H 152 151859 E-195 HT-18 UH-1E 15SEP83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA293
7H 153 157848 E-178 HT-18 TH-1L 15SEP83 14JUN84 to USFS, Columbia, SC
7H 154 157849 E-179 HT-18 TH-1L 21SEP83 14JUN84 to USFS, Columbia, SC
7H 155 151869 E-190 HT-18 UH-1E 21SEP83 22MAY84 transfer to US Army as XA295
7H 156 157840 E-141 HT-18 TH-1L 21SEP83 23JAN86 to Reagan Enterprises, Chico, CA (to N151RR)
7H 157 154770 E-132 HT-18 UH-1E 21SEP83 06NOV87 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ (to N821DM)
7H 158 157858 E-135 HT-18 TH-1L 30SEP83 11 FEB88 to Western International Aviation, Tucson, AZ
7H 159 157841 E-171 HT-18 TH-1L 30SEP83 14MAR91 to G Hyde, Roanoke, TX (to N64F)
7H 160 157844 E-174 HT-18 TH-1L 29SEP83 06AUG86 to Bobs Air Park, Tucson, AZ (to N9770Y)
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Hey Bill.....

Don't you dare appologize for helping out with the info. I really do want to thank you for it. And i also appreciate the list you posted. "Info" is sometimes hard to track and the more info you have it sometimes gets easier and sometime more difficult. I am really surprised how hard this TH-1L project has turned out to be.

Again Bill, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards
Steve

Hi,
I was a Aviation Machinist Mate in HT-18 from '75 to '79. The birds were numbered from 100 to 180. Old double nuts, AC 100 was the skippers bird. It also became the Hanger Queen when we were short on parts, which during the 70's was all the time toward the end of the fiscal year. I worked out of Work Center 110 on the mobile truck on the flight line the last part of my enlistment. I was also a collateral duty inspector and later a QA inspector. I came to HT-18 December of '75 and was in the First LT's division. Our division officer went down in AC 180 I think spring of '76. Him and two students. We also lost another AC around '78 or '79 from mast bumping. The side number was 17? . 180 lost the stab bar. I have a lot of photos. Would it be better to post them here or e-mail them direct? I think I worked on most of the UH-1E's and TH-1L's in the squadron. After they came out of the hanger I washed the engine, trimmed it for flight, tracked the rotors ( head and tail). Worked with a test pilot Mike Diner (sp?). Great looking at the aircraft again. Ed Buchheit

Hello Ed,

Great that you found this thread.

Seems that we were there at partially the same timeframe, 77-79 for me. I still haven't found quite all the photos yet but I'm still looking.

177 / 157847 was the mast bumping bird. First I have heard of #180 but that matches up with my data. That must have been 157850, the last TH-1L built.

I'll bet you had a ton of fun tracking those things. I seem to remember them being fairly smooth for being Huey's. Had you gone to the strobe by then? All my tracking experience with the short body Hueys was with the flag pole and grease pen.

Ed, left you a PM.

Regards
Steve