| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 157181 |
| Alternate Serial: | 7181 |
| Military Code: | NW-201 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell HH-1K Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 6305 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | HAL-4 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNTU IATA: NTU Local: NTU Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 251422 |
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Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 4, in short HAL-4 and nicknamed "Red Wolves operated the HH-1K gunship. The squadron was established on 1 July 1976 at NAS Norfolk (VA) to provide dedicated aviation support for Naval Special Warfare (NSW), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) Teams. The squadron was redesignated into Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron (HCS) 4 on 1 October 1989 and equipped with the HH-60H. HCS-4 was redesgnated Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 on 1 October 2006 and eventually disestablised on 19 March 2016. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 June 2020, and has since been viewed 781 times. |