HC-7 Sea Devils

Hello!

My new job really takes a lot of time...

But now I try to research a new Vietnam project.

Have a nice day!

Paweł

My pleasure.

Haven't heard from you in a while.

Hello Bob!

Thanks a lot for your comments and for the photos!

The first one - is a twin engine variant of the Seasprite (the early ones only had one engine - I read that they seriously needed more power). As written on the fuselage it's from a HSL squadron - that would be a light anti-submarine squadron. Now the HC-7 was a support squadron and some its detachments only did search and rescue work. I would be interested in building a one-engine search and rescue helo.

BUT there is one story about Navy "renting" one of their MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector) equiped helos to look for a weapons cache in the jungle (lots of steel, eh?). Maybe you just photographed this very helo?

The second photo is a H-3 Sea King. Those were also used by the HC-7 for SAR work - one of these days I'd love to build one, too, but now I would like to concentrate on the Seasprite.

Thanks again and have a nice day

Paweł

Just what time period and location are you thinking of?I have only seen two Seasprites while in the Air Force.  This one:

taken in 1971 during a visit to U-Tapao during the Vietnam war. I happen to catch it whillle I was on patrol just as it lifted off.