A UH-1Y crashed in July 2011 after its drive train was destroyed by debris and the pilot’s wrong response to loss of tail rotor thrust.
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Category: Marines
AH-1W crashed after skid got caught by landing pad
A young Marine AH-1W pilot lost his life after his helicopter crashed while taking off in a remote base in Afghanistan on Sept. 28.
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VMFA(AW)-533 wins Robert M. Hanson award
VMFA(AW)-533 is the winner of the Robert M. Hanson award for the best fighter attack squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps for 2011.
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35th Fighter Squadron holds DACT with VMFA(AW)-121
VMFA(AW)-121’s F/A-18Ds were recently in Kunsan, South Korea to have dissimilar aircraft combat training with the U.S. Air Force’s 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s.
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USMC completes IOT&E of APKWS
The U.S. Marine Corps completed the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program and the weapon is expected to be operational in Afghanistan this month.
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